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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For additional municipalities named for George Washington, see § In the United States.

See also: Washington Township (disambiguation)

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

Place  | Type

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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

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See also: Washington (disambiguation) § United States, and Washington Heights (disambiguation)

Place  | State  | Type

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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

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* Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington
* Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington
* 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 High School (disambiguation), several institutions
* Washington State University in Pullman, Washington
* Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
* Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington

## Forts

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* Fort Washington, New York. A fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island during the American Revolutionary War
* Fort Washington, Ohio. A frontier outpost at Cincinnati
* Fort Washington, Massachusetts. A still-extant earthworks fortification in Cambridge, Massachusetts from the 1775–1776 Siege of Boston
* Fort Washington, Maryland
* Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Headquarters during the December 5–8, 1777 Battle of White Marsh. Now a state park.

## Estates

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

## Geological features

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

## Parks

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* Washington's Crossing, National Historic Landmark
* Washington Crossing State Park, New Jersey
* Washington Crossing Historic Park, Pennsylvania
* 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

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* Mount Washington, Baltimore
* Washington Heights, Chicago
* Washington Heights, Manhattan
* Washington's Landing, Pittsburgh
* Washington Park, Atlanta
* Washington Square West, Philadelphia
* Washington Terrace, St. Louis
* Washington-Wheatley, Kansas City

## Transportation

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* 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, across the Delaware River
* Washington Crossing Bridge (Pittsburgh), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Washington Circle in the District of Columbia
* Washington Avenue (disambiguation), several streets

## Monuments

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### United States

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#### Washington, D.C.

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* Copy (c. 1815) after Bust of George Washington by Giuseppe Ceracchi (1795), White House.
* Enthroned Washington (1840), by Horatio Greenough, for the United States Capitol. Now in the National Museum of American History.
* Washington Resigning His Commission (c. 1841), by Ferdinand Pettrich, Smithsonian American Art Museum
* Washington Monument (1848–84), Robert Mills, architect, National Mall. The best-known monument to Washington.[who?]
* Equestrian statue of George Washington (1860), by Clark Mills, Washington Circle
* The George Washington University (1904). Founded as Columbian College (1821), the name was changed in agreement with the George Washington Memorial Association (1904). Statues in University Yard and elsewhere on main campus.
* Copy (1909) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), United States Capitol rotunda
* Copy (1932) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), George Washington University
* Copy after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Larz Anderson House
* Copy after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), inside the Washington Monument
* George Washington (1934–65), by Lee Lawrie, Washington National Cathedral
* Stained glass window of George Washington at Prayer (1954–55), Congressional Prayer Room, United States Capitol
* George Washington on Horseback (1959), by Herbert Haseltine, Washington National Cathedral
* Bust of George Washington (1975), by Avard Fairbanks, George Washington University

* Copy (c. 1815) after Bust of George Washington by Giuseppe Ceracchi (1795), White House

* Enthroned Washington (1840), by Horatio Greenough, National Museum of American History

* Washington Resigning His Commission (c. 1841), by Ferdinand Pettrich, Smithsonian American Art Museum

* Washington Monument, Robert Mills, architect, National Mall

* Equestrian statue of George Washington (1860), by Clark Mills, Washington Circle

* Copy (1932) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), George Washington University

* Copy after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), inside the Washington Monument

* George Washington (1934–65), by Lee Lawrie, Washington National Cathedral

* George Washington at Prayer (1954–55), United States Capitol

* George Washington on Horseback (1959), by Herbert Haseltine, Washington National Cathedral

* Bust of George Washington (1975), by Avard Fairbanks, George Washington University

#### California

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* 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

* George Washington High School, San Francisco

#### Colorado

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* Washington Park, Denver (1899)

* Washington Park, Denver

#### 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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* George Washington National Highway, begins in Savannah, Georgia and ends in Seattle, Washington
* George Washington – "Iron George" (circa 1841), by Alonzo Blanchard, Stone Mountain Park, Stone Mountain
* Washington Park, Atlanta (1919). The first non-segregated public park in the city.

#### Illinois

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* Washington Square Park, Chicago (1842)
* Washington Park, Chicago (1880)
* Washington Park, Springfield (1901)
* Equestrian statue of George Washington (1900–04), by Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter, Washington Park, Chicago. A replica of French & Potter's statue in Paris, France.
* Copy (1917) of George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Chicago City Hall, Chicago
* George Washington – Robert Morris – Haym Salomon Monument (1936–41), by Lorado Taft, Heald Square, Chicago
* Bust of George Washington by Avard Fairbanks, in downtown Peoria, gift of George Washington University on the occasion of the Creve Coeur Club of Peoria's 100th George Washington Banquet

* Washington Square Park, Chicago

* Washington Park, Chicago

* Washington Park, Springfield

* Heald Square Monument, Chicago

#### Indiana

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* George Washington (ca. 1955), by L. Frizzi, Washington Park Cemetery, Indianapolis
* George Washington as Master Mason (1959, this cast 1986), by Donald De Lue, Indiana Statehouse, Indianapolis

#### Iowa

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* Washington Park, Dubuque (1857)

* Washington Park, Dubuque

#### Louisiana

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* Washington Oak, Audubon Park, New Orleans
* George Washington as Master Mason (1959), by Donald De Lue, Main Branch, New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans. Replicas are in Flushing, Queens, New York City (1964), Wallingford, Connecticut (1965), Alexandria, Virginia (1966), Detroit, Michigan (1966), Lexington, Massachusetts (1979), Lansing, Michigan (1982), and Indianapolis, Indiana (1987).[2]

* "Washington Oak" (circa 1900), Audubon Park, New Orleans

* George Washington as Master Mason (1959), by Donald De Lue, New Orleans Public Library

#### Maine

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

#### Maryland

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* Washington College, Chestertown. Chartered in 1782 as the College at Chester, it was renamed for Washington by 1783.
* Washington Monument (1815–29), Robert Mills, architect, Enrico Causici, sculptor, Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore
* Washington Monument (1827), Washington Monument State Park, Boonsboro. The first completed monument to Washington.
* George Washington (1857), by Edward Sheffield Bartholomew, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore
* George Washington (1947), by Lee Lawrie, Washington College, Chestertown. A bronze version of Lawrie's marble statue at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.

* Washington College, Chestertown

* Washington Monument (Baltimore) (1815–29)

* Washington Monument (1827), Washington Monument State Park

* George Washington (1857), by Edward Sheffield Bartholomew, Druid Hill Park

* George Washington (1947), by Lee Lawrie, Washington College, Chestertown

#### Massachusetts

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* George Washington (1826), by Sir Francis Chantrey, Massachusetts State House, Boston
* George Washington (1869), by Thomas Ball, Public Garden, Boston
* George Washington (1878), by John Quincy Adams Ward, Bartlet Mall, Newburyport
* Copy (ca. 1910) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Forest Park, Springfield
* George Washington Memorial Highway (1932), Waltham to West Springfield
* George Washington as Master Mason (1959, this cast 1979), by Donald De Lue, National Heritage Museum, Lexington
* Copy after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), National Heritage Museum, Lexington

* George Washington (1826), by Sir Francis Chantrey, Massachusetts State House, Boston

* George Washington (1869), by Thomas Ball, Public Garden, Boston

* George Washington (1878), by John Quincy Adams Ward, Newburyport

* George Washington, National Heritage Museum, Lexington

* Marker for George Washington Memorial Highway (right)[3]

#### Michigan

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* George Washington as Master Mason (1959, this cast 1966), by Donald De Lue, Old Mariners Church, Detroit
* George Washington as Master Mason (1959, this cast 1982), by Donald De Lue, Elliott-Larsen Building, Lansing
* George Washington (2003), by Anthony Frudakis, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale
* Bust of George Washington, George Washington Masons Memorial, Michigan Memorial Garden Cemetery, Flat Rock

* George Washington as Master Mason by Donald De Lue, Old Mariners' Church, Detroit

#### Minnesota

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* Foshay Tower (1929), Minneapolis
* Copy (1931) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Fair Oaks Park, Minneapolis (Toppled November 2020)[4]
* George Washington (1937), by John K. Daniels, Mower County Courthouse, Austin

#### Missouri

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* Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis. Chartered as Eliot Seminary in 1853, it was renamed Washington Institute in 1854, renamed Washington University in 1856, and renamed Washington University in St. Louis in 1976
* Copy (1856) of George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Lafayette Park, St. Louis
* Washington Terrace (St. Louis), a gated community founded about 1892
* George Washington Memorial (1925), Kansas City. A copy after Henry Shrady's equestrian statue in Brooklyn, New York.
* Copy (2003) of George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Washington University in St. Louis

* Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis

* Washington Terrace (St. Louis)

* Copy (2003) of George Washington statue (1785-88) by Jean-Antoine Houdon in front of Olin Library at Washington University in St. Louis.

* Copy (1856) of George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791) in Lafayette Square in St. Louis.

#### New Hampshire

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* Mount Washington, Mount Washington State Park

* Mount Washington (New Hampshire)

#### New Jersey

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* George Washington (c. 1876), by Fratelli Gianfranchi, Mill Hill, Trenton. Exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
* Trenton Battle Monument (1893), designed by architect John H. Duncan, Trenton
* George Washington (1893), by William Rudolf O'Donovan, atop Trenton Battle Monument, Trenton
* George Washington (1896), by Nels N. Alling, Market Square, Perth Amboy City Hall, Perth Amboy
* George Washington (1912), by J. Massey Rhind, Washington Park, Newark
* Bas-relief of General George Washington (1916), by Mahonri Mackintosh Young, Leonia Presbyterian Church, Leonia
* George Washington at Valley Forge (1918), by Carlo Abate, Camden County Hall of Justice, Camden
* Princeton Battle Monument (1922) by Frederick MacMonnies, Princeton, New Jersey
* George Washington (1927–1928), by Frederick Roth, Washington's Headquarters, Morristown
* George Washington Kneeling in Prayer (1991), by Donald De Lue (completed by Granville Carter), George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.[5] A copy of De Lue's 1967 statue is at the Freedoms Foundation in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.[6]

* George Washington (c. 1876), by Fratelli Gianfranchi, Mill Hill, Trenton

* Trenton Battle Monument (1893), designed by architect John H. Duncan, Trenton

* George Washington (1893), by William Rudolf O'Donovan, atop Trenton Battle Monument, Trenton

* George Washington (1896), by Nels N. Alling, Market Square, Perth Amboy City Hall, Perth Amboy

* George Washington (1912), by J. Massey Rhind, Washington Park, Newark

* George Washington at Valley Forge (1918), by Carlo Abate, Camden County Hall of Justice, Camden

* George Washington (1927–1928), by Frederick Roth, Washington's Headquarters, Morristown

* Princeton Battle Monument, Princeton

#### New York

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##### New York City

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* Bust of George Washington (1795), by Giuseppe Ceracchi, Metropolitan Museum of Art
* Washington Square Park (1826). Created as Washington Military Parade Ground; renamed 1871. Bounded by Waverly Place, University Place (Washington Square East), West 4th Street (Washington Square South), and Macdougal Street (Washington Square West).
* Equestrian statue of George Washington (1856), by Henry Kirke Brown, Union Square, Manhattan. This was the first equestrian statue of Washington.
* George Washington (1882), by John Quincy Adams Ward, in front of Federal Hall National Memorial, Wall Street, Manhattan
* Washington Square Arch (1892), Stanford White, architect, Washington Square Park, Manhattan. Two statues were later added:
* George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, Accompanied by Fame and Valor (1914–16), by Hermon MacNeil
* George Washington as President, Accompanied by Wisdom and Justice (1916–18), by Alexander Stirling Calder
* Equestrian statue of George Washington at Valley Forge (1901–06), by Henry Shrady, Continental Army Plaza, Brooklyn
* General George Washington in Prayer at Valley Forge (1904), by James E. Kelly, Federal Hall National Memorial, Manhattan
* George Washington Bridge (1930), over Hudson River
* Copy (ca. 1930) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), City College of New York, Manhattan
* George Washington as Master Mason (1959, this cast 1964), by Donald De Lue, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens. Exhibited at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

* George Washington (1795), by Giuseppe Ceracchi, Metropolitan Museum of Art

* Washington Square Park (1826)

* George Washington (1856), by Henry Kirke Brown, Union Square, Manhattan

* George Washington (1882), by John Quincy Adams Ward, Federal Hall National Memorial, Manhattan

* Washington Square Arch (1892), Washington Square Park, Manhattan

* Washington in Prayer at Valley Forge (1904), by James E. Kelly, Federal Hall National Memorial, Manhattan

* George Washington as Commander-in-Chief (1914–16), by Hermon MacNeil, Washington Square Arch

* George Washington as President (1916–18), by Alexander Stirling Calder, Washington Square Arch

* George Washington at Valley Forge (1901–06), by Henry Shrady, Continental Army Plaza, Brooklyn

* George Washington Bridge (1930)

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* Washington Park, Albany (1870)
* George Washington (1887), by William Rudolf O'Donovan, housed in the Tower of Victory, Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site, Newburgh
* Copy after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), United States Military Academy, West Point
* George Washington Monument (1916), United States Military Academy, West Point. A replica of Henry Kirke Brown's Union Square, Manhattan, equestrian statue (1856).
* Copy (1932) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Alfred E. Smith Building, Albany
* George Washington (1932), unknown Italian sculptor, Washington Square Park, Clyde
* The Vision (George Washington at Valley Forge) (1959), by Benjamin Thorne Gilbert, Utica Public Library, Utica
* George Washington (1976), by Josip Turkalj, Old County Hall, Buffalo

* Washington Park, Albany

* George Washington (1887), Tower of Victory, Newburgh

* Washington Monument (1916), United States Military Academy, West Point

#### North Carolina

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* Copy (1857) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh
* Copy (1910) plaster, after George Washington by Antonio Canova (1820, destroyed by fire 1831), North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh
* Copy (1970) after George Washington by Antonio Canova (1820, destroyed by fire 1831), North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh

* George Washington (1820, destroyed by fire 1831), North Carolina State House, Raleigh

* George Washington (1857), North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh

* George Washington (1910), North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh

* George Washington (1970), North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh

#### Ohio

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* Washington Park, Cincinnati (1863)
* Copy (1860 by William James Hubard) of George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Alumni Hall, Miami University, Oxford
* George Washington Monument (1972–73), by William McVey, Washington Square, Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building, Cleveland[7]

* Washington Park (Cincinnati, Ohio)

#### Oklahoma

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* George Washington (1987), by Yon Sim Pak, Rogers State University, Claremore

#### Oregon

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* Mount Washington (Oregon)
* Washington Park, Portland (1909)
* George Washington (1927), by Pompeo Coppini, Friendship Masonic Lodge 160, Portland (Toppled in June 2020, will be re-installed at a yet to be determined date)[8][9][10][11]

* Mount Washington (Oregon)

* Washington Park (Portland, Oregon)

#### Pennsylvania

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* George Washington (1815), by William Rush, now in Second Bank of the United States, Philadelphia
* Washington Square, Philadelphia. Set aside as a public park by William Penn in 1682, it was named for Washington in 1825.
* George Washington (1869), by Joseph A. Bailly, in front of Independence Hall, Philadelphia. This bronze replica was installed in 1910; the original marble is now in Philadelphia City Hall.
* George Washington Memorial (1891), by Edward Ludwig Albert Pausch, Allegheny Commons Park, Pittsburgh
* Washington Monument (1893), by Frank Carlucci, Lackawanna County Courthouse, Scranton
* Washington Monument (1897), by Rudolf Siemering. Relocated in 1926 to Eakins Oval in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
* Washington Memorial Chapel (1903–17), Milton B. Medary architect, Valley Forge National Park, Valley Forge
* Valley Forge (Seated Washington) (1879), by Franklin Simmons. A bronze statuette in the chancel.
* George Washington Window, by Nicola D'Ascenzo. A stained glass window depicting 36 scenes from Washington's life.
* National Patriots Bell Tower (1950–53), Zantzinger & Borie, architects. Houses the 58-bell Washington Memorial National Carillon.
* George Washington by C. Paul Jennewein (1953), on exterior of the National Patriots Bell Tower
* Copy (1910) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1785–91), Jefferson Memorial Park, Pittsburgh
* Washington Crossing Monument (1916), unknown sculptor, Washington Crossing Historic Park, Washington Crossing
* George Washington (1921–22), by C. S. Kilpatrick, Fort Leboeuf Museum, Waterford
* Copy (1922) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier (1956), Washington Square, Philadelphia
* Copy (1931) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Washington's HeadquartersValley Forge National Park
* George Washington Kneeling in Prayer (1967), by Donald De Lue, Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge
* Washington Crossing the Delaware (1974–76), by Frank Arena, Washington Crossing Historic Park, Washington Crossing. A near-lifesize sculpture group based on Emanuel Leutze's 1851 painting.

* George Washington (1815), by William Rush, Second Bank of the United States, Philadelphia

* Washington Square (1825), Philadelphia

* George Washington (1869, bronze replica 1910), by Joseph A. Bailly, Independence Hall, Philadelphia

* George Washington Memorial (1891), by Edward Ludwig Albert Pausch, Allegheny Commons Park, Pittsburgh

* Washington Monument (1893), by Frank Carlucci, Scranton

* Washington Monument (1897), by Rudolf Siemering, Philadelphia

* Washington Memorial Chapel (1903–17), Valley Forge

* Washington Crossing Monument (1916), Washington Crossing

* George Washington (1921–22), by C. S. Kilpatrick, Waterford

* George Washington (1931) after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Valley Forge National Park

* George Washington (1953), by C. Paul Jennewein, Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge

* Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier (1956), Washington Square, Philadelphia

#### Rhode Island

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* Half-size copy after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport

#### South Carolina

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* Copy after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), South Carolina Statehouse, Columbia

#### South Dakota

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* George Washington (1999–2000), by Lee Leuning, Rapid City
* Mount Rushmore (1924–1941), by Gutzon Borglum; along with Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln

* "Washington" on Mount Rushmore

#### Texas

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* George Washington (1955), by Pompeo Coppini, in front of Main Building, University of Texas at Austin
* Washington's Birthday Celebration Building, Laredo
* George Washington (1990), by Roberto Garcia, Jr., City Hall, Laredo.

* George Washington (1955), by Pompeo Coppini, University of Texas at Austin

* Washington's Birthday Celebration Building, Laredo

#### Utah

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* Washington Square, Salt Lake City. Site of the first Utah Statehouse (1896–1916).

* Utah's first statehouse

#### Virginia

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* George Washington (1785–1791), by Jean-Antoine Houdon, Virginia State Capitol, Richmond
* George Washington (1844), Old George, by Matthew Kahle, atop Washington Hall at Washington and Lee University, Lexington
* Copy (1856) cast by William James Hubard after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Virginia Military Institute, Lexington
* Washington Monument (1849–1857), by Thomas Crawford, Capitol Square, Richmond
* George Washington Masonic National Memorial (1923–1932), Harvey Wiley Corbett, architect, Alexandria:
* Illustrious Brother George Washington, 1949, by Bryant Baker
* Mural of George Washington Laying the Cornerstone of the United States Capitol (1952–1955), by Allyn Cox
* George Washington as Master Mason (1959, this cast 1966), by Donald De Lue
* Gen. George Washington, by Cyd Player Archived 2019-04-03 at the Wayback Machine, Historic Yorktown (Riverwalk Landing)
* George Washington Memorial Parkway, authorized by Congress 1930, first section opened 1932
* George Washington National Forest, western Virginia and eastern West Virginia. Established as Shenandoah National Forest (1918). Name changed to honor George Washington (1932). Natural Bridge National Forest added (1933).
* Copy of George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), University of Virginia, Charlottesville

* George Washington (1785–1791), by Jean-Antoine Houdon, Virginia State Capitol, Richmond

* Old George (1844) by Matthew Kahle, atop Washington Hall at Washington and Lee University, Lexington

* George Washington, cast by William James Hubard (1856) after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Virginia Military Institute, Lexington

* Washington Monument (1849–1857), by Thomas Crawford, Richmond

* George Washington Masonic National Memorial (1923–1932), Alexandria

* Illustrious Brother George Washington, Alexandria, Virginia, 1949, by Bryant Baker, George Washington Masonic National Memorial

* Washington Laying the Cornerstone (1952–1955), by Allyn Cox, George Washington Masonic National Memorial

* General Washington, Admiral de Grasse, and the Marquis de Lafayette - three leading figures in the Yorktown Campaign. The display is celebrated as a symbol of America's first and oldest ally—France. Yorktown, VA

* George Washington Memorial Parkway (1930–32)

* Natural Bridge, George Washington National Forest

#### Washington (state)

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* George, Washington, Grant County, a city in Eastern Washington
* Lake Washington, King County, east of Seattle
* Mount Washington, Cascade Mountains, King County
* Mount Washington, Olympic Mountains, Mason County
* Statue of George Washington (1909), by Lorado Taft, University of Washington, Seattle

* Lake Washington and Mount Rainier

* Mount Washington (Cascades)

* Statue of George Washington (1909), by Lorado Taft, University of Washington, Seattle

#### Wisconsin

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* Washington Monument (1885), by Richard Henry Park, Court of Honor, Milwaukee
* Copy (1911) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Oshkosh

* Washington Monument (1885), by Richard Henry Park, Court of Honor, Milwaukee

#### Wyoming

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* George Washington Memorial Park (Jackson, Wyoming), dedicated 1932, rededicated 1975

* Boulder with park plaque

### Argentina

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### Colombia

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* Copy after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Barranquilla
* Monument Dedicated to George Washington by Luís Pinto Maldonado (1963), Santa Fe, Bogotá

* George Washington, Bogotá

### France

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* La Fayette and Washington (1890–1900), by Auguste Bartholdi, Place des États-Unis, Paris
* Equestrian statue of George Washington (1900), by Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter, Place d'Iéna, Paris
* Copy after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Saint-Martin-de-Ré

* La Fayette and Washington (1890-1900), by Auguste Bartholdi

* George Washington (1900), by Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter, Place d'Iéna, Paris

* George Washington, Saint-Martin-de-Ré

### Hungary

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

* George Washington (1906), by Gyula Bezerédi, City Park, Budapest

### Mexico

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* 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.[12]
* Another Statue of George Washington was presented to the city by the United States government in 1916.

### Peru

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* Copy after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Lima

* George Washington, Lima

### Poland

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

* Bust of George Washington, Warsaw

### Thailand

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* Washington Square Soi, Bangkok

### United Kingdom

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* Copy (1921) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), in front of National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London

* Statue of Washington, London

### Venezuela

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* George Washington (1883), by William Rudolf O'Donovan, Plaza Washington, El Paraiso, Caracas[13][14]

## Other

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### In the United States

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* Washington (state)
* Washington Territory
* Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas

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

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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

## See also

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* Washington (disambiguation)
* George Washington (disambiguation)
* List of George Washington articles
* List of statues of George Washington
* List of places named for Thomas Jefferson
* List of places named for James Monroe
* List of places named for Andrew Jackson
* List of places named for James K. Polk
* List of things named after Ronald Reagan
* List of things named after George H. W. Bush
* List of things named after Bill Clinton
* List of things named after Barack Obama
* Presidential memorials in the United States

## 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. ^ "What's Happening with the City's Monuments? | Portland.gov". www.portland.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
12. ^ "Texas' Unlucky Sculptor". Texas Co-op Power Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-19.[permanent dead link‍]
13. ^ 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.
14. ^ Venezuela Washington Archived 2015-02-04 at the Wayback Machine from Flickr.

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George Washington

* 1st President of the United States (1789–1797)
* Senior Officer of the Army (1798–1799)
* Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army (1775–1783)
* Delegate to the Second Continental Congress (1775)
* Delegate to the First Continental Congress (1774)

Military career
Revolutionary War|

* Military career
* French and Indian War
* Jumonville Glen
* Battle of Fort Necessity
* Battle of the Monongahela
* Forbes Expedition
* Washington in the American Revolution
* Commander-in-chief, Continental Army
* Aides-de-camp
* Washington's headquarters
* office and sleeping tent
* Boston campaign
* Siege of Boston
* New York and New Jersey campaign
* Delaware River crossing
* Battle of Trenton
* Battle of the Assunpink Creek
* Battle of Princeton
* Philadelphia campaign
* Battle of Brandywine
* Battle of Germantown
* Battle of White Marsh
* Valley Forge
* Battle of Monmouth
* Battles of Saratoga
* Sullivan Expedition
* Yorktown campaign
* Siege of Yorktown
* Culper Spy Ring
* Newburgh Conspiracy
* Newburgh letter
* Asgill Affair
* Evacuation Day
* Resignation as commander-in-chief
* Badge of Military Merit
* Purple Heart
* Washington Before Boston Medal
* Horses
* Nelson
* Blueskin

Other U.S.
founding events|

* Initiated, co-wrote, 1769 Virginia Association
* Initiated, 1774 Fairfax Resolves
* Continental Association
* Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture
* 1785 Mount Vernon Conference
* Chairman, 1787 Constitutional Convention
* George Washington's political evolution

Presidency
(timeline)|

* 1788–89 United States presidential election
* First inauguration
* inaugural bible
* 1792 presidential election
* Second inauguration
* Reception at Trenton
* Title of "Mr. President"
* Cabinet of the United States
* Secretary of State
* Attorney General
* Secretary of the Treasury
* Secretary of War
* Judiciary Act of 1789
* Oath Administration Act
* Nonintercourse Act
* Whiskey Rebellion
* Militia Acts of 1792
* Coinage Act of 1792
* United States Mint
* Presidential Succession Act of 1792
* United States Capitol cornerstone laying
* Proclamation of Neutrality
* Neutrality Act of 1794
* Jay Treaty
* Pinckney's Treaty
* Slave Trade Act of 1794
* Residence Act
* Thanksgiving Proclamation
* Farewell Address
* State of the Union Address January 1790
* December 1790
* 1791
* 1792
* 1793
* 1794
* 1795
* 1796
* Cabinet
* Federal judicial appointments
* John Rutledge Supreme Court nominations

Views and
public image|

* Presidential library
* The Washington Papers
* Religious views
* Town Destroyer
* Legacy

Life and homes|

* Early life
* Birthplace
* Ferry Farm boyhood home
* Mount Vernon
* Fishery
* Gristmill
* Whiskey distillery
* Woodlawn Plantation
* Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
* Ford Mansion, Washington's headquarters
* Hasbrouck House
* First Presidential Mansion
* Second Presidential Mansion
* President's House, Philadelphia
* Germantown White House
* Custis estate
* Washington's relations with the Iroquois Confederacy
* Potomac Company
* James River and Kanawha Canal
* Mountain Road Lottery
* Congressional Gold Medal
* Thanks of Congress
* President General of the Society of the Cincinnati
* Washington College
* Washington and Lee University
* Electoral history of George Washington
* Post-presidency of George Washington

Memorials
and depictions|

* Washington, D.C.
* Washington state
* Washington Monument
* Mount Rushmore
* Washington's Birthday
* Purple Heart
* The Apotheosis of Washington
* Washington Monument (Boonsboro, Maryland)
* Washington Monument (Baltimore)
* Washington Monument (Philadelphia)
* George Washington (Houdon)
* plaster copy
* George Washington (Ceracchi)
* George Washington (Canova)
* George Washington (Greenough)
* George Washington (Trumbull)
* George Washington and the Revolutionary War Door
* Revolutionary War Door
* Washington Crossing the Delaware
* The Passage of the Delaware
* General George Washington at Trenton
* Washington at Verplanck's Point
* General George Washington Resigning His Commission
* Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
* Unfinished portrait
* Lansdowne portrait
* The Washington Family portrait
* Washington at Princeton paintings
* George Washington Taking the Salute at Trenton
* Reception at Trenton painting
* Statues
* Trenton Battle Monument
* Princeton Battle Monument
* Point of View sculpture
* George Washington on Horseback
* Austin statue
* Baltimore statue
* Boston statue
* Mexico City statue
* Morristown statue
* Newark statue
* New York City statue
* Wall Street statue
* Paris statue
* Perth Amboy statue
* Philadelphia statue
* Portland statue
* Trenton statue
* Washington, D.C. statue
* West Point monument
* George Washington University
* Washington University in St. Louis
* Washington Masonic National Memorial
* George Washington Memorial Parkway
* George Washington Bridge
* Washington and Jefferson National Forests
* Washington Square Park
* Arch
* U.S. Postage stamps
* Washington–Franklin Issues
* 1932 bicentennial
* Currency
* Washington quarter
* 50 State Quarters
* D.C. and territories quarters
* America the Beautiful quarters
* American Women quarters
* History Instructing Youth dollar
* Washington dollar
* Lafayette dollar
* Silver bullion coins
* Washington nickel
* Washington half eagle
* 250th Anniversary half dollar
* Mount Rushmore Anniversary coins
* Mount Washington
* Cultural depictions
* George Washington (1984 miniseries
* 1986 sequel)
* A More Perfect Union (1989 film)
* The Crossing (2000 film)
* We Fight to Be Free (2006 film)
* Turn: Washington's Spies (2014–2017 series)
* The War that Made America (2006 miniseries)
* Washington (2020 miniseries)
* Hamilton (film)

Related|

* Bibliography
* List of articles
* Founders Online
* Founding Fathers of the United States
* Republicanism
* Federalist Party
* Federalist Era
* Virginia dynasty
* Coat of arms
* Cherry-tree anecdote
* River Farm
* Washington's Crossing
* Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
* 1751 Barbados trip
* Category
* Syng inkstand
* General of the Armies
* Conway Cabal
* American Foxhound
* American Philosophical Society
* American Revolution
* patriots
* Betsy Ross flag
* Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
* Mount Vernon replicas
* George Washington Memorial Building
* Attempted theft of Washington's skull

Family|

* Martha Washington (wife)
* John Parke Custis (stepson)
* George Washington Parke Custis (step-grandson, adopted son)
* Eleanor Parke Custis (step-granddaughter, adopted daughter)
* Augustine Washington (father)
* Mary Ball Washington (mother)
* Lawrence Washington (half-brother)
* Augustine Washington Jr. (half-brother)
* Elizabeth Washington Lewis (sister)
* Samuel Washington (brother)
* John A. Washington (brother)
* Charles Washington (brother)
* Lawrence Washington (grandfather)
* Mildred Gale (grandmother)
* John Washington (great-grandfather)
* George Reade (2nd great-grandfather)
* Bushrod Washington (nephew)

Slavery|

* Washington and slavery
* List of enslaved people of Mount Vernon
* Betty
* Caroline Branham
* William Costin
* West Ford
* Sarah Johnson
* Oney Judge
* Philip Lee
* William Lee
* Hercules Posey
* Christopher Sheels
* Deborah Squash
* Harry Washington

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* 2 J. Adams
* 3 Jefferson
* 4 Madison
* 5 Monroe
* 6 J. Q. Adams
* 7 Jackson
* 8 Van Buren
* 9 W. H. Harrison
* 10 Tyler
* 11 Polk
* 12 Taylor
* 13 Fillmore
* 14 Pierce
* 15 Buchanan
* 16 Lincoln
* 18 Grant
* 19 Hayes
* 20 Garfield
* 21 Arthur
* 22 and 24 Cleveland
* 23 B. Harrison
* 25 McKinley
* 26 T. Roosevelt
* 28 Wilson
* 29 Harding
* 30 Coolidge
* 31 Hoover
* 32 F. D. Roosevelt
* 33 Truman
* 34 Eisenhower
* 35 Kennedy
* 36 L. B. Johnson
* 37 Nixon
* 38 Ford
* 39 Carter
* 40 Reagan
* 41 G. H. W. Bush
* 42 Clinton
* 43 G. W. Bush
* 44 Obama
* 45 and 47 Trump
* 46 Biden

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