List of memorials to George Washington explained

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

See also: Washington Township (disambiguation). 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

See also: Washington Heights (disambiguation).

PlaceStateType
Washington city
city
city
city
city
city
city
city
city
city
city
town
town
town
town
town
town
town
town
town
village
village
borough
unincorporated community
unincorporated community
CDP
city
city
city
city
city
city
town
town
town
village
village
village
village
village
village
village
village
borough
borough
borough
unincorporated community
unincorporated community
unincorporated community
unincorporated community
unincorporated community
unincorporated community
CDP
CDP
CDP
city
CDP

Institutions

Forts

Estates

Geological features

Parks

Neighborhoods

Transportation

Monuments

United States

Washington, D.C.

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

New York City
Outside New York City

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington (state)

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Colombia

France

Hungary

Mexico

Peru

Poland

Thailand

United Kingdom

Venezuela

Other

In the United States

Some of the locations below are named for George Washington:

Outside the United States

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Weiss, Bari. "San Francisco Will Spend $600,000 to Erase History", The New York Times, June 28, 2019.
  2. http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=J3W60081D3970.614&menu=search&aspect=Keyword&npp=50&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=ariall&ri=1&source=%7E%21siartinventories&index=.GW&term=de+lue%2C+donald+washington&aspect=Keyword&x=11&y=12#focus Washington by Donald De Lue
  3. Web site: Vandals hit Minneapolis statues of George Washington and pioneers. Star Tribune. 2020-11-27. 2020-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127150501/https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-statues-of-washington-pioneers-vandalized/573209481/. live.
  4. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=32427 George Washington Kneeling in Prayer (Paramus, New Jersey)
  5. http://www.pagrandlodge.org/freemason/0203/wap.html George Washington Kneeling in Prayer
  6. Web site: George Washington Monument, Cleveland . 2017-05-01 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034022/http://www.photoblog.com/duds98/2008/01/17/ . live .
  7. Web site: Ryan. Jim. 2020-06-19. George Washington statue toppled during 22nd consecutive day of Portland protests. 2020-11-27. The Oregonian. en. 2021-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025113050/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/06/george-washington-statue-toppled-during-22nd-consecutive-day-of-portland-protests.html. live.
  8. Web site: KATU Staff. 2020-06-19. George Washington statue in Portland toppled, protests continue. 2020-11-19. KATU. 2020-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200619155356/https://katu.com/news/local/george-washington-statue-in-portland-torn-down-protests-continue. live.
  9. Web site: David Williams. Protesters tore down a George Washington statue and set a fire on its head. 2020-06-19. 2020-11-27. CNN. 2020-08-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20200805103658/https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/19/us/portland-george-washington-statue-toppled-trnd/index.html. live.
  10. Web site: Texas' Unlucky Sculptor. 2020-06-19. Texas Co-op Power Magazine. en-us.
  11. 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.
  12. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gorgal/1569472514/ Venezuela Washington