List of things named after Ronald Reagan explained

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) was an American politician who served as president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. 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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

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.^[4]

Alabama

• Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway (portion of Interstate 65 from Birmingham to Decatur)^[5]
• Ronald Reagan Spirit of America Field, Decatur (Reagan visited the field in 1984.)^[6]

American Samoa

• Ronald Reagan Shipyard in Pago Pago Harbor^[7]

Arizona

• The Ronald Reagan Fundamental School, Yuma, Arizona
• Ronald Reagan Road, Kingman, 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)^[8]
• 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^[9]
• Ronald Reagan Park (educational site with a piece of the Berlin Wall), Verdemont, San Bernardino, California^[10]
• Ronald Reagan Sports Park, Temecula, California (formerly named "Rancho California Sports Park", renamed in 2005)^[11]
• 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

• President Ronald Reagan Marine Corps League Detachment 597
• Ronald Reagan Day, day of recognition observed by some U.S. states on February 6^{[12] [13]}
• Ronald Reagan Distinguished American Award, presented annually since 1991 by the Jonathan Club, Los Angeles
• Reagan Room at The Jonathan Club, Los Angeles
• The Ronald Reagan Penthouse at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles (The suite is the entire 30th floor of the hotel, and was one of his favorites.)^[14]
• A Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars, dedicated to him in 1997^[15]
• Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse in Santa Ana^[16]

Colorado

• The Ronald Reagan Highway (Interstate 25 throughout El Paso County)

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 the suburbs 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^[17]
• A 25-mile section of State Road 9A in North Jacksonville was designated Ronald Reagan Highway^[18]

Georgia

• Ronald Reagan Drive in Evans, Columbia County
• Ronald Reagan Parkway in Gwinnett County
• Ronald Reagan Park in Five Forks
• Ronald Reagan Boulevard in Cumming, Forsyth County^[19]

Idaho

• Ronald Reagan Elementary School, Nampa, Idaho

Illinois

Institutions

• The Ronald W. Reagan Society at Eureka College, Eureka, Illinois, a national group of donors who support the living legacy of Ronald Reagan at his college alma mater.
• The Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Center, Alzheimer's Association, Chicago
• Birthplace of Ronald Reagan (111 S. Main St. Tampico, now a museum)
• Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (in Dixon, Illinois)^[20]
• Reagan Park, Tampico (named 1985, formerly Railroad Park)

Roads

• Ronald Reagan Highway (U.S. Highway 14)
• Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway (Interstate 88)^[21]
• Ronald Reagan Trail
• Reagan Drive, Eureka, Illinois (named in 1979)
• Reagan Way, Dixon, Illinois (A portion of Hennepin Avenue where Reagan walked from his home to the swimming hole as a youth)

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

• Ronald Reagan Expressway, (Interstate 469), Fort Wayne, Indiana^[22]
• Ronald Reagan Corridor (Indiana), Hendricks County, Indiana^[23]
• Ronald Reagan Parkway (Indiana)

Kentucky

• Ronald Reagan Highway (Interstate 275), Northern Kentucky, 2011^[24]

Louisiana

• A 10feet tall statue on a 6feet base in Covington, Louisiana reputed to be "the world's largest" of Reagan.^[25]
• Ronald Reagan Highway (US 190)

Mississippi

• The Reagan Hope Home

Missouri

• Ronald Reagan Parkway, Lake St. Louis, Missouri
• Ronald and Nancy Reagan Center, also known as The Gillioz Theater, a historic theater in Springfield, Missouri^[26]

Nebraska

• Ronald W. Reagan Elementary School, Omaha, Nebraska^[27]

New Hampshire

• Mount Reagan - (NH legislature changed name in 2003, but it conflicts with "Mount Clay", still recognized by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names)

New Jersey

• Ronald Reagan School #30 - Elizabeth, New Jersey^[28]

New York

• Ronald Reagan Boulevard - Warwick, New York 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 House of President Ronald Reagan at The King's College, New York, New York^[29]

North Carolina

• Ronald W. Reagan High School, Pfafftown, Forsyth County^[30]

North Dakota

• Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site, Cooperstown, North Dakota

Ohio

• Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway (State Route 126 north of Cincinnati), named on March 17, 1993^[31]

Pennsylvania

• Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse, in Harrisburg (named on March 9, 2004)
• Ronald Reagan Drive, in the Philadelphia suburb of Richland Township (2002)
• Ronald Reagan Drive, in the Pittsburgh suburb of McCandless Township (2006)

South Dakota

• Reagan National University

Texas

• Ronald Reagan Avenue, Hickory Creek, Texas^[32]
• 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^[33]
• Ronald W Reagan Blvd. Leander, TX (Suburb of Austin)^[34]

Virginia

• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (formerly Washington National Airport)
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Metro Station (formerly National Airport Metro Station) (On April 19, 2001, the WMATA Board voted to not rename the station. However, subsequent Republican Party Congressional threats to withhold funding caused the renaming over the objection of local leaders and residents.)^[35]
• Ronald Wilson Reagan Memorial Highway (State Route 234, dedicated to Reagan in 2005), Prince William County
• The Reagan Building (Richmond City)
• Ronald W. Reagan Middle School, Prince William County

Washington, D.C.

• Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW^[36]
• Ronald Reagan Chair in Public Policy at The Heritage Foundation
• Ronald Reagan College Leader Scholarship Program, 1 Massachusetts Avenue NW
• Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University Hospital (the hospital to which Ronald Reagan was taken immediately after the March 30, 1981 assassination attempt on him and named after him on the tenth anniversary of the assassination attempt.)
• The Ronald Wilson Reagan Republican Center of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
• Statue of Ronald Reagan, a bronze sculpture by Chas Fagan in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol^[37]
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ^[38]

Wisconsin

• Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School, Milwaukee

Statutes

• Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act^[39]

Ships

• USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier – one of the few U.S. Navy ships that had been named after a living person^[40]

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!.^[41]
• Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands, a United States missile range^[42]
• Ronald Reagan Street, in Prague, Czech Republic
• Ronald Reagan Bust statue, in Budapest City Park (2006), Budapest, Hungary^[43]
• Ronald Reagan bronze statue, in Liberty Square, Budapest, Hungary^[44]
• Ronald Reagan Park, in Gdańsk, Poland
• Ronald Reagan Square, formerly Central Square, in Kraków, Poland
• The Ronald Reagan Statue, in Warsaw, Poland^[45]
• Ronald Reagan Roundabout, in Wrocław, Poland
• Ronald Reagan Monument, in Wrocław, Poland^[46]
• 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^[47]
• 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)^[48]
• Ronald Reagan Street (Vulytsia Ronalda Reihana) in Kyiv, Ukraine (2023)^{[49] [50]}

Proposals for things to be named for Reagan or feature his likeness

• The $50 bill,^[51] or the dime^[52]
• A large interstate bridge in Kentucky^[53]
• U.S. Highway 14 in Wisconsin (already called "Ronald Reagan Highway" in Illinois)^[54]
• Ronald Reagan's Birthday, (February 6)
• Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway (New Jersey Route 15)^[55]
• 16th Street in Washington, DC^[56]
• A street in Copenhagen, Denmark^[57]
• A street in Chicago, Illinois
• A park in Chicago, Illinois
• Joachimstaler Platz in Berlin, Germany^[58]
• The U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ)^[59]

See also

• List of educational institutions named after presidents of the United States
• List of memorials to John F. Kennedy
• List of places named for Andrew Jackson
• List of places named for George Washington
• List of places named for James K. Polk
• List of places named for James Monroe
• List of places named for Thomas Jefferson
• List of things named after Barack Obama
• List of things named after Bill Clinton
• List of things named after Donald Trump
• List of things named after George H. W. Bush
• List of things named after George W. Bush
• Presidential memorials in the United States

External links

• Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
• Ronald Reagan Legacy Project, a non-profit organization devoted to honoring Reagan
• List of honors named for Reagan from the Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library

Notes and References

1. News: Peter Slevin . On Roads, Schools – and Dimes? – Reagan Lives On . 2004-06-06 . Washington Post . https://web.archive.org/web/20101023012957/http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A19169-2004Jun5 . dead . 2010-10-23 . 2007-07-08.
2. News: CBS/AP . Reagan Tributes Debated: Admirers Want His Name Or Image On Money, The Mall & A Mountain . 2004-06-09 . CBS News . 2007-07-08.
3. Web site: Moody . Chris . Capachi . Casey . Why Ronald Reagan's Name is Everywhere . September 4, 2017 . . September 16, 2017.
4. News: Reagan dedicates road to dad. David L.. Swint. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. September 14, 1994. B1. subscription . Newspapers.com.
5. Web site: Truckflix Resources and Information . Truckflix.com . 2016-02-22 . 2016-08-09.
6. Web site: Things Named in Honor of Ronald Reagan . Official Website for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. 2016-08-09.
7. Web site: ABOUT — American Samoa Shipyard . 2019-07-24 . 2019-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190723040824/https://ronaldreaganshipyard.com/about/ . dead .
8. Web site: Internship Opportunities: The Reagan Ranch; Santa Barbara, CA - Are You Ready To Lead? . Boston University College Republicans Website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080827232039/http://www.bucr.org/intern/index.html . 2008-08-27 .
9. Web site: Ronald Reagan Elementary . Education.com . 2016-08-09 . 2015-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150822104147/http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/california/chowchilla/ronald-reagan-elementary/ . dead .
10. Web site: Piece of Berlin Wall dedicated at Ronald Reagan Park in San Bernardino - Redlands Daily Facts . www.redlandsdailyfacts.com . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20130411171510/http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/nie/ci_17288869 . 11 April 2013 . dead.
11. Web site: Things Named in Honor of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. 2016-08-09. 2010-04-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20100427082054/http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/reference/thingsnamed.html. dead.
12. News: Governor Davis Proclaims February 6, 2002 "Ronald Reagan Day" in California. Office of the Governor, State of California. February 6, 2002.
13. News: Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation Honoring President Ronald Reagan. Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. July 19, 2010.
14. Web site: Seeing Stars . The Century Plaza Hotel. 2016-08-09.
15. Web site: Palm Springs Walk of Stars: By Date Dedicated . https://web.archive.org/web/20121208224143/http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars%20by%20date/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf . dead . 2012-12-08 . Palmspringswalkofstars.com . 2016-08-09 .
16. Web site: GOP mission: Name 3,000 things after Reagan. 13 May 2014 . 2016-09-25.
17. Web site: Florida. Southeastroads.com . 2016-08-09.
18. Hannan, Larry: "Jacksonville's 9A now Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway" Florida Times-Union, August 26, 2009. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.
19. Web site: HAMPTON INN® - Cumming GA 915 Ronald Reagan 30041 . Hotelplanner.com . 2016-08-09.
20. Web site: Public Law 107-137. February 6, 2002. December 31, 2007. United States Government Printing Office.
21. Web site: Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) . Illinoistollway.com .
22. Web site: Interstate 469 Indiana . Interstate-guide.com . 2016-08-09 . 2014-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140708215004/http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-469_in.html . dead .
23. Web site: Hendricks County Plans Corridor Future . Insideindianabusiness.com . 2016-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928195300/http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=18447 . 2011-09-28 .
24. News: N.Ky. gets Ronald Reagan Highway . Scott . Wartman . . Gannett Company . September 29, 2011 . October 3, 2011 .
25. Web site: World's Largest Ronald Reagan Statue, Covington, Louisiana . Roadsideamerica.com . 2016-08-09.
26. Web site: Hasenfratz. Carolyn. The Route 66 Association of Missouri. June 14, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20070523215414/http://www.missouri66.org/gilloiz_theatre.html. May 23, 2007. dead. mdy-all.
27. Web site: Reagan Elementary School . Official Website for Reagan Elementary School . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080923214411/http://www.mpsomaha.org/reagan/index.html . 2008-09-23 .
28. Web site: No 30 Ronald Reagan . New Jersey Education Website .
29. Web site: House System | The King's College . Tkc.edu . 2016-08-09.
30. Web site: Ronald Wilson Reagan High School. merchantcircle.com .
31. News: Highway renamed to honor Reagan. Toledo, Ohio. The Blade. Associated Press. March 18, 1993. 143. 77. 7. Google News Archive.
32. Web site: Municipal Court . Official Website of the Government of Hickory Creek, Texas . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081217211635/http://www.hickorycreek-tx.gov/courts . 2008-12-17 .
33. Web site: Harris County GOP . 2008-11-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121044452/http://www.harriscountygop.com/elected10.asp . 2008-11-21 .
34. Web site: Ronald Reagan North Phase 3 . Roadbond.wilco.org . 2016-08-09 . 2015-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150603021603/http://roadbond.wilco.org/Precincts/Precinct3/RonaldReaganNorthPhase3/tabid/1067/Default.aspx . dead .
35. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-01-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080627035506/http://www.wmata.com/about/history.pdf . 2008-06-27 .
36. Web site: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. U.S. General Services Administration. March 22, 2007.
37. News: Reagan statue unveiled in Capitol Rotunda. February 8, 2011. June 3, 2009. Associated Press. NBC News.
38. https://www.flyreagan.com The official website of Regan Airport.
39. News: Obama creates Reagan centennial commission. February 8, 2011. June 2, 2009. Associated Press. NBC News.
40. News: USS Ronald Reagan Commemorates Former President's 90th Birthday. CNN. January 25, 2008. July 12, 2003. October 25, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081025142405/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0103/04/sm.06.html. dead.
41. Book: Heydel-Mankoo, Rafe. A London Peculiar. 2015. 248–249. New Holland. 9781742575735.
42. Web site: Reagan Test Site . Smdc.army.mil . 2016-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140510081644/http://www.smdc.army.mil/rts.html . 2014-05-10 .
43. News: Budapest Honors President Reagan . Human Events . 2006-09-27 . 2016-08-09.
44. Web site: Bos . Stefan . Hungary Honors President Reagan With Statue . June 28, 2011 . . October 23, 2018.
45. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120126032315/http://poland.usembassy.gov/statue.html . 2012-01-26 .
46. Web site: AFP: Poles honour 'Cold Warrior' Ronald Reagan: Report . 2008-07-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520151644/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iYeDB0kklzNNGjzbuZgvRK5NeKMg . 2011-05-20 .
47. Web site: Ronald Reagan Statue Unveiled in Tbilisi . https://web.archive.org/web/20111130194815/http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=24178 . dead . 2011-11-30 . Civil.Ge . 2016-08-09 .
48. News: 2016-07-11 . Stukje wereldgeschiedenis gevangen in straatnaam Den Haag: Laan van Reagan en Gorbatsjov . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160712124717/https://www.omroepwest.nl/nieuws/3193569/stukje-wereldgeschiedenis-gevangen-in-straatnaam-den-haag-laan-van-reagan-en-gorbatsjov . 2016-07-12 . 2024-09-15 . Omroep West.
49. Web site: Without Pushkin, Krylov and Chkalov: 14 more objects were renamed in Kyiv. Ukrayinska Pravda. 13 July 2023. 13 July 2023. Ukrainian.
50. Web site: Дерусифікація та декомунізація: нові назви, які отримають вулиці тисячолітнього Києва . 2022-11-04 . Ukrayinska Pravda. uk.
51. News: Proposal would put Ronald Reagan's face on the $50 bill. Simon. Richard. Los Angeles Times. 2010-03-03. 2010-03-03.
52. https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-12-05-reagan-dime_x.htm "Conservatives want Reagan to replace FDR on U.S. dimes"
53. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/8/ronald-reagan-v-kfc-col-sanders-ky-bridge-name-gam/ Ronald Reagan vs. Col. Sanders: Ky. bridge name gets competitive, April 8, 2014
54. Web site: Peterson . Abby . Doyle vetoes Ronald Reagan Highway . April 23, 2004 . badgerherald.com . August 9, 2016.
55. Web site: A1393 . Njleg.state.nj.us . 2016-08-09 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050237/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/A1500/1393_I1.HTM . dead .
56. News: Spencer . Hsu . A Roadblock for Reagan . . August 5, 2005 .
57. Web site: Ronald Reagan road proposed in Copenhagen . 2011-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110214151050/http://www.cphpost.dk/news/local/87-local/50959-ronald-reagan-road-proposed-in-copenhagen.html . 2011-02-14 .
58. News: Somaskanda . Sumi . No paved way for naming Berlin street after Reagan . . 2016-08-09.
59. Web site: Darrell Issa proposes renaming the ocean after Ronald Reagan . Dailykos.com . 2012-07-21 . 2016-08-09.