List of memorials to Martin Van Buren explained

Among the memorials to Martin Van Buren, the 8th president of the United States, are the following:

Homes

Van Buren's home in Kinderhook, New York, which he called Lindenwald, is now the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site.^[1] Lindenwald remained a privately owned residence, and eventually passed out of the hands of the Van Buren family. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961, and was established as a National Historic Site under the care of the National Park Service in 1974.

In 1936, the New York State Education Department installed a commemorative plaque at 90 State Street in Albany, the site of Van Buren's residence during his service as governor of New York.^[2]

Counties

Counties are named for Martin Van Buren in Michigan, Iowa, Arkansas, and Tennessee.^[3] Cass County, Missouri was originally named for Van Buren, and was renamed in 1849 to honor Lewis Cass because Missouri allowed slavery, and Van Buren had opposed slavery as the presidential candidate of the Free Soil Party in 1848.^[4]

Cities and towns

Cities and towns named for Van Buren include:

Arkansas

• Van Buren, Arkansas^[5]

Indiana^[6]

• Van Buren, Indiana
• Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana
• Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana
• Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana
• Van Buren Township, Grant County, Indiana
• Van Buren Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
• Van Buren Township, Fountain County, Indiana
• Van Buren Township, LaGrange County, Indiana
• Van Buren Township, Madison County, Indiana
• Van Buren Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
• Van Buren Township, Daviess County, Indiana
• Van Buren Township, Shelby County, Indiana
• In addition, Van Buren Township in LaPorte County, Indiana was later merged with Noble Township.^[7]

Iowa

• Van Buren Township, Jackson County, Iowa

Van Buren Township, Lee County, Iowa^[8]

Kentucky

• Van Buren, Anderson County. This small community was abandoned due to the construction and flooding of Taylorsville Lake from 1974 to 1983.^{[9] [10]}

Louisiana

• Van Buren, Livingston Parish. The original parish seat, it is now abandoned.^[11]

Maine

• Van Buren, Maine^[12]

Michigan

• Van Buren Charter Township, Michigan^[13]
• Also, Martin, Michigan (Allegan County), and the now-defunct village of Martinsville in Sumpter Township were named for him.

Missouri

• Van Buren, Missouri^[14]

Minnesota

• Van Buren Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota^[15]

Mississippi

• Van Buren, Mississippi (defunct)^[16]

New York

• Van Buren, New York^[17]

Ohio

• Van Buren (a village in Hancock County)^[18]
• Van Buren Township, Shelby County, Ohio. This township started to be populated by white settlers in the early 1830s. It was incorporated in 1835, and its government organized in 1841.^[19]
• Van Buren Township, Putnam County, Ohio. Originally part of Blanchard Township, it was surveyed in 1821, became home to its first white settlers in 1835, and was organized in 1843.^[20]
• Van Buren Township, Darke County, Ohio^[21]
• Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio^[22]

Tennessee

• Van Buren, Hardeman County (unincorporated) Established in 1831, this unincorporated populated area is located at the intersection of Van Buren and Lake Hardeman Roads, and shares a ZIP code with Hickory Valley.^{[23] [24]}

Wisconsin

• Van Buren, Grant County In 1841 this unincorporated area was combined with unincorporated areas named for Lafayette and Osceola to form the incorporated town of Potosi.^[25]

State parks

Van Buren State Park^[26] and Van Buren Trail State Park^[27] in Michigan, and Ohio's Van Buren State Park and its Van Buren Lake are named for him.^[28]

Mountains

Mount Van Buren on the Palmer Land portion of Antarctica was named for Martin Van Buren.^[29]

Islands

Van Buren Island in the St. Lawrence River, part of the Thousand Islands, sits at latitude 44.404339N, 75.892119W. Though named for the U.S. president, this island is in Canadian waters.^[30]

Ships

USS Van Buren, a United States Navy schooner in service from 1839 to 1847 was also named for Martin Van Buren.^[31]

Schools

• Van Buren Elementary School, located in Groves, Texas. Part of the Port Neches-Groves Independent School District.
• Martin Van Buren High School, Queens Village, New York^[32]
• Martin Van Buren Elementary School, located on Van Buren Street in Indio, California.^[33]

See also

• Presidential memorials in the United States

Notes and References

1. Web site: One Hundred Years in the Making: Lindenwald Celebrates "Being Forty and Fabulous" . Martin Van Buren National Historic Site . National Park Service . Washington, DC . May 2, 2017 . .
2. Web site: Site of Martin Van Buren Residence . Ohlhous . Howard C. . February 8, 2008 . HMDB.org . Historical Marker Database . Powell OH.
3. Book: Gannett, Henry . 1905. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office . 309.
4. Book: Webber, A. L. . 1908. History and Directory of Cass County, Missouri . The Cass County Leader . 43–45 .
5. Web site: Van Buren: Historic City on the Arkansas . Van Buren, Arkansas: Historic Sites & Points of Interest. ExploreSouthernHistory.com. November 22, 2014.
6. Book: Chamberlain, E. . 1849. The Indiana Gazetteer: Or Topographical Dictionary of the State of Indiana . Chapman's and Spann's Power Press. 406.
7. Book: 1880 . History of LaPorte County, Indiana: And History of Indiana. Chas. C. Chapman. 442.
8. Book: Roberts. Nelson Commins . Moorhead. Samuel W. . 1914. Story of Lee County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company . 107.
9. Book: Laughlin . Robert W. M. . Jurgensen . Melissa C. . 2007 . Kentucky's Covered Bridges . Charleston, SC . Arcadia Publishing . 57 . 978-0-7385-4404-5.
10. Book: 1978 . Environmental Impact Statement: Taylorsville Lake Protection Project, Salt River Basin, Spencer County . Louisville, KY . U.S. Army Corps of Engineers . 2-29, 4-42.
11. Book: Leeper, Clare D'Artois. 2012 . Louisiana Place Names . Baton Rouge, LA . Louisiana State University Press . 256 . 978-0-8071-4738-2.
12. Book: Hamilton, William Baillie . 1996. Place Names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. 132. 9780802075703 .
13. Book: Romig, Walter . 1973. Michigan Place Names . Wayne State University Press . 355, 569 . . 9780814318386 .
14. Book: Glines. Karen . O'Donnell . Billyo . 2008 . Painting Missouri: The Counties en Plein Air . registration. University of Missouri Press. 36. 9780826217561 .
15. Book: Upham, Warren. 1920. Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society, Volume XVII: Minnesota Geographic Names. Minnesota Historical Society. 491.
16. Web site: Van Buren: Itawamba County's Old River Port Town Revisited. May 27, 2007. Itawamba History Review . Itawamba Historical Society. November 22, 2014.
17. Web site: Town of Van Buren Clerk Archival Records Listing. Historical Records, Onondaga County Clerk . Onondaga County, New York . November 22, 2014.
18. Book: Mangus . Michael. Herman . Jennifer L. . 2002 . The Encyclopedia of Ohio, Volume 1 . St. Clair Shores, Michigan . Somerset Publishing . 562 . 978-0-04-309564-5.
19. Book: 1883 . History of Shelby County, Ohio . Philadelphia, PA . R. Sutton & Co. . 252.
20. Book: Kinder, George D. . 1915 . History of Putnam County, Ohio . Indianapolis, IN . B. F. Bowen & Company . 162.
21. Book: Wilson, Frazer E. . 1914 . History of Darke County, Ohio . Milford, Ohio . Hobart Publishing Company . 591.
22. Book: Brown, R. C.. 1886 . History of Hancock County, Ohio . Warner, Beers & Co.. 498.
23. Book: Morris, Eastin . 1834 . The Tennessee Gazetteer, Or Topographical Dictionary. Nashville, TN . W. Hasell Hunt & Co. . 166.
24. Web site: U.S. ZIP Codes: Hickory Valley, TN . www.zip-codes.me . US Zip Codes ME . February 17, 2015.
25. Book: Wisconsin Legislature . 1841 . Laws of the Territory of Wisconsin Passed at Madison by the Legislative Assembly . Madison, WI . W. W. Wyman . 83–90.
26. Book: Romig, Walter. 1986. Michigan Place Names. Wayne State University Press. 569. 9780814318386.
27. News: Kelly L.. Mann . Van Buren County trails are havens for nature lovers . St. Joseph (Michigan) Herald Palladium . October 14, 2002.
28. Web site: Van Buren State Park. www.stateparks.com. StateParks.com. November 21, 2014.
29. Web site: Geographical Names: Van Buren, Mount: Antarctica . Geographical Names . ITA - Information Technology Associates . November 13, 2014.
30. Web site: Google Maps. Google.com. Google, Inc. . Menlo Park, CA . April 1, 2016.
31. Web site: Van Buren I. History Central. MultiEducator, Inc.. November 13, 2014.
32. Web site: Welcome to Martin Van Buren High School . Martin Van Buren High School . New York City Department of Education . June 3, 2015.
33. Web site: Welcome page . Martin Van Buren Elementary School . Desert Sands Unified School District . December 26, 2015.