Locust Valley Cemetery
Coordinates: 40°52′58″N 73°35′18″W / 40.882916°N 73.588403°W
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| Established | 1917 |
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| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°52′58″N 73°35′18″W / 40.882916°N 73.588403°W |
| Type | Non-sectarian |
| Owned by | Locust Valley Cemetery Association Inc. |
| Size | 31 acres |
| No. of graves | Over 9,000 |
| Website | www.lvcemetery.com |
| Find a Grave | Locust Valley Cemetery |
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Locust Valley Cemetery is a non-denominational cemetery located in Lattingtown, New York, in Nassau County. The cemetery was founded in the 19th Century and designed by John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., renowned architects of Central Park. They are the sons of the famed landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted. The two brothers were among the founding members of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
Locust Valley Cemetery is situated on over 32 lushly landscape acres with a park-like setting. The cemetery is owned by its plot holders and managed by an association.
History[]
Locust Valley Cemetery Association Inc. was incorporated 1917, and a perpetual care fund was established to preserve its natural beauty. Today, that fund is still supported by proceeds from interment sales as well as donations. The principal of the endowment can never be violated based on the laws of New York State.
This 32 acre property is listed on the Smithsonian Register of American Gardens.
Notable interments[]
- Olmsted Brothers, Designers of Locust Valley Cemetery
- Edith Bouvier Beale, First cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill
- Robert Abercrombie Lovett (September 14, 1895 Ð May 7, 1986) Fourth United States Secretary of Defense
- William J. Tully, (1870-1930) New York state Senator
- John W. Davis, served as a United States Representative from West Virginia from 1911 to 1913, then as Solicitor General of the United States and US Ambassador to the UK under President Woodrow Wilson.
- F. Trubee Davison as an American World War I aviator, Assistant United States Secretary of War, Director of Personnel for the Central Intelligence Agency, and President of the American Museum of Natural History.
- William Dameron Guthrie, Guthrie Shaped the surrounding community. Early purchase of Lattingtown in what is now Lattingtown Harbor in the late 19th, early 20th centuries. Guthrie successfully carried out the fight against US Federal income tax until 1913 He was a big financial backer of the Matinecock Neighborhood Association, which in turn supported our fire department, library and worked in conjunction with our school system. The village was officially incorporated in 1931 with William Guthrie as mayor and town offices located at Meudon.
- Rocky Graziano, an American professional boxer and one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history. He is interred at the Cemetery along with his wife, Norma Unger, of German-Jewish descent.
- Ray Goulding, an American actor and comedian who worked together with Bob Elliott and formed the comedy duo of Bob and Ray.
- Leroy Randle “Roy” Grumman, an American aeronautical engineer and co-founder of Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co., later renamed Grumman Aerospace Corporation.
- Edward Francis Hutton, American financier and co-founder of E. F. Hutton & Co., one of the largest financial firms in the United States.
- Mona von Bismarck, American socialite, fashion icon and philanthropist.
- Arthur Vining Davis, American industrialist and philanthropist.
- Franklin Nelson Doubleday, Publisher.
- Ava Lowle Willing, Lady Ribblesdale (1868-1958), socialite, First wife of John Jacob Astor IV.
- James Blanchard Clews, was an American railroad executive and banker.
- Whitey Ford, pitcher for the New York Yankees from 1950-67 who won the 1961 Cy Young Award and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
- Ray Lumpp, professional basketball player
See also[]
References[]
Further reading[]
- Cemeteries in Nassau County, New York
- Tourist attractions in Nassau County, New York
- 1917 establishments in New York (state)