List of places named for George Washington
This is a list of places in the United States named after George Washington, commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and first president of the United States;
States, Counties and Townships
One of the United States, 31 counties, and 71 civil townships are named for George Washington
| Place | State | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | state | |
| Washington County | 30 counties | |
| Washington Parish, Louisiana | county equivalent | |
| 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
Institutions
- Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington
- Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington
- Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky
- The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
- University of Washington in Seattle, Washington
- Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania
- Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia
- Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland
- Washington University, defunct medical institution in Baltimore, MD, later associated with the College of Physicians and Surgeons, which later merged into Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Washington State University in Pullman, Washington
- Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
- Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington
Forts
- Fort Washington, a fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island during the American Revolutionary War
- Fort Washington, a frontier outpost at Cincinnati
- Fort Washington, a still-extant earthworks fortification in Cambridge, Massachusetts from the Siege of Boston
- Fort Washington, Maryland
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
- Washington Crossing Historic Park in Pennsylvania
- Washington Crossing State Park in New Jersey
- Washington Park, Florida
- Washington Park, Illinois
- Washington Park, North Carolina
- Washington Place (Baltimore) - part of a set of four matching squares/parks around the circle of the Washington Monument. Washington Place are the two squares/parks along Charles Street's north-south axis, and the intersecting other squares/parks are along East and West Monument Street, also known as Mount Vernon Place on the east - west axis, in the north Baltimore neighborhood of Mount Vernon.
- Washington Square Park, New York City
- Washington Square Park, Philadelphia
- Washington Square (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Neighborhoods
- Washington Heights, Chicago
- Washington Heights, Manhattan
- Mount Washington, Pittsburgh
- Washington's Landing, Pittsburgh
- Washington Terrace, St. Louis
Transportation
- George Washington Bridge, crossing the Hudson River between New Jersey to New York
- George Washington Memorial Parkway in Washington, D.C., maintained by the U.S. National Park Service
- Washington Bridge, across the Harlem River in New York City
- Washington Bridge (Providence) in Providence, Rhode Island
- Washington Crossing Bridge (Pittsburgh), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Washington Circle in the District of Columbia
- Washington Avenue (disambiguation), several streets
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 and 1 village named Washington; see Washington (disambiguation)
- the 2 villages named Washingtonville (disambiguation)
- the 15 mountains, town, city, and four neighborhoods named Mount Washington
Cincinnati, Ohio, is indirectly named for George Washington. The city is named for the Society of the Cincinnati, named itself to honor George Washington by comparing him to the Roman general Cincinnatus.
Outside the United States
Places named for George Washington outside of the United States include:
- George Washington, a small town in Cuba's Villa Clara Province[1]
- George Washington Avenue (Spanish: Avenida George Washington) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 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 atol belonging to Kiribati
- Washington Street (French: Rue Washington) in Paris, France; 8th arrondissement
- Washington Street, Cork, in Cork, Ireland
- Washington Park (Spanish: Parque Washington) in Barranquilla, Colombia
- George Washington Street (Ukrainian: Вулиця Джорджа Вашингтона) in Lviv, Ukraine
See also
- Washington (disambiguation)
- George Washington (disambiguation)
- List of monuments dedicated to George Washington
References
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