Ronald Reagan (1911âÂÂ2004) was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States. Many places both within and outside the United States have been named after Reagan.
The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project is an organization founded by Americans for Tax Reform, president Grover Norquist seeks to name at least one notable public landmark in each U.S. state and all 3067 counties after Reagan. The Ronald Reagan Legacy Projects most prominent achievement would be persuading the U.S. Congress to pass a law renaming Washington National Airport as Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in 1998.
Ronald Reagan Boulevard in Warwick, New York built and dedicated in 1981 by real estate developer Frank J. Fazio was the first road to be named after Reagan. The first highway to be named after Reagan was Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway in Cincinnati.
Alabama
- Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway (portion of Interstate 65 from Birmingham to Decatur)
- Ronald Reagan Spirit of America Field, Decatur (Reagan visited the field in 1984.)
American Samoa
Arizona
California
Institutions
- The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs in Simi Valley
- Ronald Reagan California Republican Center, Burbank, California (headquarters of the California State Republican Party, renamed in 1996)
- Ronald Reagan Community Center, El Cajon, California (formerly the "El Cajon Community Center", and renamed in 2004)
- Ronald Reagan State Office Building, Los Angeles (renamed in 1990)
- The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles (dedicated in 2000 and opened in 2000)
- Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse in Santa Ana (renamed in 1999)
- Reagan Center, Los Angeles (associated with Childhelp USA)
- Reagan Ranch Leadership Academy, Santa Barbara (affiliated with the Young America's Foundation)
- Ronald Reagan Veteran Memorial Building, San Francisco, California (Headquarters of the American Legion Cathay Post #384, and renamed in 2006)
Schools
- Ronald Reagan Elementary School, Bakersfield, California
- Ronald Reagan Elementary School, Wildomar, California
- Ronald Reagan Elementary School in Chowchilla, California
- Ronald Reagan Park (educational site with a piece of the Berlin Wall), Verdemont, San Bernardino, California
- Ronald Reagan Sports Park, Temecula, California (formerly named "Rancho California Sports Park", renamed in 2005)
- Ronald Reagan Park, Diamond Bar, California
Roads
- Ronald Reagan Freeway (State Route 118; previously named Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway, renamed in 1994)
Other
Colorado
Florida
- Florida's Turnpike designated the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, though the existing name was not changed.
- Ronald Reagan Post Office Building, West Melbourne, Florida
- Ronald W. Reagan Doral High School, a high school in Doral, Florida, a suburb of Miami
- Ronald Reagan Avenue, Miami, Florida renamed from its numerical name a major corridor in Miami.
- Ronald Reagan Parkway, Hillsborough County, Florida
- Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Seminole County Route 427 from Sanford to Maitland, which kept the existing number but had all street signs changed
- Ronald Reagan Parkway, formerly Polk County County Road 54
- A 25-mile section of State Road 9A in North Jacksonville was designated Ronald Reagan Highway
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Institutions
Roads
Schools
- Ronald W. Reagan Middle School in Dixon, formerly Madison School.
- Reagan Physical Education Center, Eureka College renamed in 1970 (previously named for Reagan and his brother Neil)
- Ronald Reagan Peace Garden, Eureka College (includes a piece of the Berlin Wall)
- Ronald W. Reagan Exhibit, Eureka College
- Ronald W. Reagan Leadership Program, Eureka College
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Texas
- Ronald Reagan Avenue, Hickory Creek, Texas
- Ronald Reagan High School, San Antonio, Texas
- Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway, Arlington, Texas
- Ronald Reagan Middle School, Grand Prairie, Texas
- Ronald Reagan Building, Harris County Department of Education, Houston, Texas
- Ronald W Reagan Blvd. Leander, TX (Suburb of Austin)
Virginia
Washington, D.C.
Wisconsin
Statutes
- Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act
Ships
Outside the United States
- Ronald Reagan statue in Grosvenor Square, London, United Kingdom. The statue includes a fragment of the Berlin Wall and a plaque with a quote from Tear down this wall!.
- Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands, a United States missile range
- Ronald Reagan Street, in Prague, Czech Republic
- Ronald Reagan Bust statue, in Budapest City Park (2006), Budapest, Hungary
- Ronald Reagan bronze statue, in Liberty Square, Budapest, Hungary
- Ronald Reagan Park, in GdaÃ
Âsk, Poland
- Ronald Reagan Square, formerly Central Square, in Kraków, Poland
- The Ronald Reagan Statue, in Warsaw, Poland
- Ronald Reagan Roundabout, in WrocÃ
Âaw, Poland
- Ronald Reagan Monument, in WrocÃ
Âaw, Poland
- Grenada Salutes Ronald Reagan, Leader of Freedom Commemorative Stamp Collection (proceeds to Ronald Reagan Scholarship Fund)
- The Ronald Reagan Scholarship Fund, Grenada
- Ronald Reagan bronze statue in the Rike Park, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Rondo Ronalda Reagana (Ronald Reagan Circle) in Szczecin, Poland
- Ronald Reagan statue on Ronald Reagan alley in the South park of Sofia, Bulgaria
- Rondo Ronalda Reagana (Ronald Reagan Circle) in Tarnów, Poland (2000); traffic circle that connects Pope John Paul II Street with a street leading to the Church of the Blessed Caroline
- Laan van Reagan en Gorbatsjov (Avenue of Reagan and Gorbachev) in The Hague, the Netherlands (2016)
- Ronald Reagan Street (Vulytsia Ronalda Reihana) in Kyiv, Ukraine (2023)
Proposals for things to be named for Reagan or feature his likeness
See also
References
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