| Beechwoods Cemetery | |
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| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°10′49″N78°51′46″W / 41.1804°N 78.8627°W |
| Find a Grave | Beechwoods Cemetery |
Beechwoods Cemetery in Washington Township, Pennsylvania is a cemetery in Falls Creek, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. [1]
In 1915, civic leaders in Jefferson County, recommended that a new monument be erected at Beechwoods Cemetery to honor deceased soldiers from Washington Township. Planners estimated that the memorial would cost approximately $5,000, and sent inquiries to surviving family members of the soldiers to solicit their input regarding the monument's design. [2]
The cemetery has been an annual participant, since 2015, in the Wreaths Across America program, which places wreaths on the graves of more than one million veterans of the United States military each year during the month of December. [3]
Among those who have been buried at Beechwoods Cemetery are civic leaders and former members of the United States military, including veterans of World War II and the Korean War. [4] [5]
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