List of places named for George Washington
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This is a list of places in the United States named for George Washington, commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and first president of the United States;
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[edit] Counties
Main article: Washington County (disambiguation)
There are 30 counties in the United States named Washington County.
[edit] Cities, towns, villages, and other municipalities in the United States
- George, Washington
- Georgetown, Kentucky
- Georgetown, Massachusetts
- Port Washington, New York
- Port Washington, Wisconsin
- Washington, Connecticut
- Washington, D.C., the U.S. capital
- Washington, Georgia
- Washington, Illinois
- Washington, Indiana
- Washington, Iowa
- Washington, Kansas
- Washington, Massachusetts
- Washington Township, Michigan (disambiguation)
- Washington, Missouri
- Washington, New Hampshire
- Washington, New Jersey
- Washington, North Carolina
- Washington, Pennsylvania
- Washington Court House, Ohio
- Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
- Washington Terrace, Utah
- Washington's Crossing, Pennsylvania
- Washingtonville, New York
- Washingtonville, Pennsylvania
[edit] Education
Colleges and universities named after George Washington
- 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 State University in Pullman, Washington
- Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
- Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington
[edit] Forts
- Fort Washington (New York), a fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island during the American Revolutionary War
- Fort Washington, a frontier outpost at Cincinnati, Ohio
- Fort Washington, a still-extant earthworks fortification in Cambridge, Massachusetts from the Siege of Boston
- Fort Washington, Maryland
- Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
[edit] Houses
- Washington Place, Honolulu, private residence of Queen Liliʻuokalani of Hawaiʻi
[edit] 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 Square Park, New York City
- Washington Square Park, Philadelphia
- Washington Square (Salt Lake City, Utah)
[edit] Ports
[edit] Neighborhoods
[edit] 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, Harlem River, New York, New York
- Washington Bridge, Providence, Rhode Island
- Washington Circle in the District of Columbia
[edit] Other
[edit] In the United States
- Washington, the U.S. state
- Washington Island in Wisconsin
- Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas
Some of the locations below may be 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.
[edit] 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
- 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, 8th arrondisement
- Washington Park (Spanish: Parque Washington) in Barranquilla, Colombia