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

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

States, counties, and townships

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

Place Type
Washington state
Washington County 30 counties
Washington Parish, Louisiana county equivalent
Washington Township, Arkansas 11 townships
Washington Township, North Dakota township
Washington Township, South Dakota 3 townships
Washington Township, Illinois 3 townships
Washington Township, Michigan 3 townships
Washington Township, Nebraska 4 townships
Washington Township, New Jersey 5 townships
Washington Township, Ohio 43 townships
Town of Washington, Wisconsin 7 township equivalents
Town of Port Washington, Wisconsin township equivalent
Lake Washington Township, North Dakota township

Municipalities and inhabited areas

Place State Type
Washington District of Columbia city
Washington Arkansas city
Washington Georgia city
Washington Illinois city
Washington Indiana city
Washington Iowa city
Washington Kansas city
Washington Missouri city
Washington North Carolina city
Washington Pennsylvania city
Washington Utah city
Washington Connecticut town
Washington Louisiana town
Washington Maine town
Washington Massachusetts town
Washington New Hampshire town
Washington New York town
Washington Oklahoma town
Washington Vermont town
Washington Virginia town
Washington Kentucky village
Washington Nebraska village
Washington New Jersey borough
Washington Mississippi unincorporated community
Washington Wisconsin unincorporated community
Washington West Virginia CDP
Port Washington Wisconsin city
Fort Washington Pennsylvania city
North Washington Iowa city
Washington Court House Ohio city
Washington Terrace Utah city
Mount Washington Kentucky city
Mount Washington Massachusetts town
Washington Grove Maryland town
Washington Park North Carolina town
Washington Park Illinois village
Port Washington North New York village
Little Washington Virginia village
Port Washington Ohio village
Old Washington Ohio village
New Washington Ohio village
Washingtonville Ohio village
Washingtonville New York village
Washingtonville Pennsylvania borough
New Washington Pennsylvania borough
East Washington Pennsylvania borough
Washington Valley New Jersey unincorporated community
Washington Crossing New Jersey unincorporated community
Washington Crossing Pennsylvania unincorporated community
Washington-on-the-Brazos Texas unincorporated community
Washington Mills Iowa unincorporated community
Washington Prairie Iowa unincorporated community
Fort Washington Maryland CDP
Fort Washington California CDP
New Washington Indiana CDP
George Washington city
Georgetown Kentucky CDP

Institutions

Forts

Estates

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

Geological features

  • Lake Washington
  • Mount Washington
  • Washington Peak
  • Washington Park
  • Washington Heights
  • Washington Island (Wisconsin)

Parks

Neighborhoods

Transportation

Monuments

United States

Washington, D.C.

California

  • Washington Tree, Sequoia National Park. Second-tallest tree in the world, prior to a 2003 lightning strike and 2005 collapse.
  • Washington Square Park, San Francisco (1847)
  • George Washington (1870s), by Thomas Ball, Washington Monument, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles
  • Copy (1933) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Civic Center, Los Angeles
  • George Washington High School, San Francisco (1936)
    • The school contains a copy of Houdon's George Washington. Its 13 "Life of Washington" murals (1936) by Victor Arnautoff are threatened with removal, as of Summer 2019.[1]
  • Washington Square Park, San Francisco
    Washington Square Park, San Francisco
  • George Washington High School, San Francisco
    George Washington High School, San Francisco

Colorado

Connecticut

  • 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

Illinois

  • Washington Square Park, Chicago
    Washington Square Park, Chicago
  • Washington Park, Chicago
    Washington Park, Chicago
  • Washington Park, Springfield
    Washington Park, Springfield
  • Heald Square Monument, Chicago

Indiana

Iowa

  • Washington Park, Dubuque (1857)
  • Washington Park, Dubuque
    Washington Park, Dubuque

Louisiana

Maine

  • Washington Academy, a boarding school in East Machias, founded in 1792

Maryland

Massachusetts

  • George Washington (1869), by Thomas Ball, Public Garden (Boston)
    George Washington (1869), by Thomas Ball, Public Garden (Boston)
  • George Washington, National Heritage Museum, Lexington
    George Washington, National Heritage Museum, Lexington
  • Marker for George Washington Memorial Highway (right)[3]
    Marker for George Washington Memorial Highway (right)[3]

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

New Hampshire

  • Mount Washington (New Hampshire)
    Mount Washington (New Hampshire)

New Jersey

New York

New York City
Outside New York City

North Carolina

Ohio

  • Washington Park (Cincinnati, Ohio)
    Washington Park (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Oklahoma

Oregon

  • Mount Washington (Oregon)
  • Washington Park, Portland (1909)
  • George Washington (1927), by Pompeo Coppini, Friendship Masonic Lodge 160, Portland (Toppled in June 2020)[8][9][10]
  • Mount Washington (Oregon)
    Mount Washington (Oregon)
  • Washington Park (Portland, Oregon)
    Washington Park (Portland, Oregon)

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington (state)

Wisconsin

Wyoming

  • George Washington Memorial Park (Jackson, Wyoming), dedicated 1932, rededicated 1975
  • Boulder with park plaque
    Boulder with park plaque

Argentina

Colombia

France

Hungary

  • George Washington, Father of American Democracy (1906), by Gyula Bezerédi, City Park, Budapest. A gift from Hungarian-Americans.

Mexico

  • George Washington, Mexico City (unclear as to which of the below this is)
    George Washington, Mexico City (unclear as to which of the below this is)
  • George Washington (1910–12, destroyed), by Pompeo Coppini, Plaza Washington, Colonia Juárez, Mexico City. A gift from Americans commemorating the 1910 centennial of Mexican Independence, the statue was toppled and dragged through the streets in reaction to the 1914 United States invasion of Veracruz.[11]
  • Another Statue of George Washington was presented to the city by the United States government in 1916.

Peru

  • George Washington, Lima
    George Washington, Lima

Poland

  • Bust of George Washington by Bronisław Koniuszy and Bronisław Kubica (1989), Warsaw
  • Bust of George Washington, Warsaw
    Bust of George Washington, Warsaw

Thailand

United Kingdom

  • Statue of Washington, London
    Statue of Washington, London

Venezuela

Other

In the United States

Some of the locations below are named for George Washington:

  • the 241 townships in the United States named Washington; see Washington Township (disambiguation)
  • the 26 cities, 1 borough, and 1 village named Washington; see Washington (disambiguation)
  • the 2 villages and 1 borough named Washingtonville (disambiguation)
  • the 15 mountains, town, city, and four neighborhoods named Mount Washington

Outside the United States

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

References

  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.
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