List of memorials to George Washington

This is a list of memorials to George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and first president of the United States.

Federal holiday

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Washington's Birthday has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1879.

States, counties, and townships

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One of the United States, 31 counties, and 241 civil townships are named for George Washington.

PlaceType
Washingtonstate
Washington County30 counties
Washington Parish, Louisianacounty equivalent
Washington Township, Arkansas11 townships
Washington Township, North Dakotatownship
Washington Township, South Dakota3 townships
Washington Township, Illinois3 townships
Washington Township, Michigan3 townships
Washington Township, Nebraska4 townships
Washington Township, New Jersey5 townships
Washington Township, Ohio43 townships
Town of Washington, Wisconsin7 township equivalents
Town of Port Washington, Wisconsintownship equivalent
Lake Washington Township, North Dakotatownship

Municipalities and inhabited areas

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PlaceStateType
WashingtonDistrict of Columbiacity
WashingtonArkansascity
WashingtonGeorgiacity
WashingtonIllinoiscity
WashingtonIndianacity
WashingtonIowacity
WashingtonKansascity
WashingtonMissouricity
WashingtonNorth Carolinacity
WashingtonPennsylvaniacity
WashingtonUtahcity
WashingtonConnecticuttown
WashingtonLouisianatown
WashingtonMainetown
WashingtonMassachusettstown
WashingtonNew Hampshiretown
WashingtonNew Yorktown
WashingtonOklahomatown
WashingtonVermonttown
WashingtonVirginiatown
WashingtonKentuckyvillage
WashingtonNebraskavillage
WashingtonNew Jerseyborough
WashingtonMississippiunincorporated community
WashingtonWisconsinunincorporated community
WashingtonWest VirginiaCDP
Port WashingtonWisconsincity
Fort WashingtonPennsylvaniacity
North WashingtonIowacity
Washington Court HouseOhiocity
Washington TerraceUtahcity
Mount WashingtonKentuckycity
Mount WashingtonMassachusettstown
Washington GroveMarylandtown
Washington ParkNorth Carolinatown
Washington ParkIllinoisvillage
Port Washington NorthNew Yorkvillage
Little WashingtonVirginiavillage
Port WashingtonOhiovillage
Old WashingtonOhiovillage
New WashingtonOhiovillage
WashingtonvilleOhiovillage
WashingtonvilleNew Yorkvillage
WashingtonvillePennsylvaniaborough
New WashingtonPennsylvaniaborough
East WashingtonPennsylvaniaborough
Washington ValleyNew Jerseyunincorporated community
Washington CrossingNew Jerseyunincorporated community
Washington CrossingPennsylvaniaunincorporated community
Washington-on-the-BrazosTexasunincorporated community
Washington MillsIowaunincorporated community
Washington PrairieIowaunincorporated community
Fort WashingtonMarylandCDP
Fort WashingtonCaliforniaCDP
New WashingtonIndianaCDP
GeorgeWashingtoncity
GeorgetownKentuckyCDP

Institutions

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Forts

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Estates

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  • Washington Place, Honolulu, private residence of Queen Liliʻuokalani of Hawaiʻi

Geological features

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Parks

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Neighborhoods

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Transportation

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Monuments

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United States

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Washington, D.C.

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California

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Colorado

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Connecticut

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  • George Washington as Master Mason (1959, this cast 1965), by Donald De Lue, Masonicare Health Center, Wallingford
  • Washington College, founded in Hartford in 1823 (later changed its name to Trinity College

Georgia

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Louisiana

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Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Missouri

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New York

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New York City
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Outside New York City
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North Carolina

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Ohio

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Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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South Dakota

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Texas

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Utah

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Virginia

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Washington (state)

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Wisconsin

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Wyoming

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Argentina

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Colombia

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France

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Hungary

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Mexico

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Peru

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Poland

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Thailand

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United Kingdom

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Venezuela

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Other

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In the United States

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Some of the locations below are named for George Washington:

Outside the United States

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Places named for George Washington outside of the United States include:

  • George Washington, a small town in Villa Clara Province, Cuba
  • George Washington Avenue (Spanish: Avenida George Washington) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • George Washington Avenue (Polish: Aleja Jerzego Waszyngtona) in Warsaw, Poland
  • George Washington Roundabout (Polish: Rondo Jerzego Waszyngtona) in Warsaw, Poland
  • George Washington Street (Serbian: Улица Џорџа Вашингтона/Ulica Džordža Vašingtona) in Belgrade, Serbia
  • New Washington, a small town in Aklan Province, Philippines
  • Washington Avenue (Italian: Viale Washington) in Rome, Italy
  • Washington Avenue (German: Washington Allee) in Hamburg, Germany
  • Washington Island, a coral atoll belonging to Kiribati
  • Washington Street in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Washington Street (French: Rue Washington) in Paris, France; 8th arrondissement
  • Washington Street (French: Rue Washington; Dutch: Washingtonstraat) in Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
  • Washington Street, Cork, in Cork, Ireland
  • Washington Park (Spanish: Parque Washington) in Barranquilla, Colombia
  • George Washington Street (Ukrainian: Вулиця Джорджа Вашингтона) in Lviv, Ukraine
  • Washington Place, a village in Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines
  • Cape Washington, in Antarctica (74°39′S 165°25′E / 74.650°S 165.417°E / -74.650; 165.417) and Greenland (83°31′N 38°0′W / 83.517°N 38.000°W / 83.517; -38.000)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Weiss, Bari. "San Francisco Will Spend $600,000 to Erase History" Archived 2021-08-31 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, June 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Washington by Donald De Lue Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine from SIRIS.
  3. ^ Knox Trail Monument No. 25 (Massachusetts) Archived 2012-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Vandals hit Minneapolis statues of George Washington and pioneers". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  5. ^ George Washington Kneeling in Prayer (Paramus, New Jersey) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine from Historic Marker Database.
  6. ^ George Washington Kneeling in Prayer Archived 2011-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "George Washington Monument, Cleveland". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  8. ^ Ryan, Jim (2020-06-19). "George Washington statue toppled during 22nd consecutive day of Portland protests". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  9. ^ KATU Staff (2020-06-19). "George Washington statue in Portland toppled, protests continue". KATU. Archived from the original on 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  10. ^ David Williams (2020-06-19). "Protesters tore down a George Washington statue and set a fire on its head". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  11. ^ "Texas' Unlucky Sculptor". Texas Co-op Power Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  12. ^ Inscription: "El Gobierno y el Pueblo de Venezuela a JORGE WASHINGTON Fundador de la Republica del Norte Erigido en el Centenario del Libertador Simon Bolivar 1883." Source: Frances David Whittemore, George Washington in Sculpture (2005), p. 125.
  13. ^ Venezuela Washington Archived 2015-02-04 at the Wayback Machine from Flickr.