 view gallery |   Dunbar High School - Baltimore, MD
in People-Named Places Dunbar High School construction began on the Art Deco school building in 1931, providing a new junior high school for African American students in segregated Baltimore. Named after famed African American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 12/4/2022 last visited: 12/5/2022 |
 view gallery | The Peabody Institute and George Peabody Library - Baltimore MD in People-Named Places Philanthropist George Peabody founded the Institute in 1857 as a cultural center for the city's residents. In addition to establishing the first academy of music in America, the Institute originally comprised a public library and a art gallery. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 12/4/2022 last visited: 12/5/2022 |
 view gallery | Davidge Hall - Baltimore, MD in People-Named Places Davidge Hall, constructed in 1812, is named for the first dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dr. John B. Davidge. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 12/4/2022 last visited: 12/5/2022 |
 view gallery | Logan Field - Dundalk MD in People-Named Places Logan Field-First commercial aviation facility in Maryland. Veteran World War I pilots formed club and opened Dundalk Flying Field in 1919. Renamed to honor stunt p1lot Lt. Patrick Logan, who was killed in crash during club's first major air meet. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 12/4/2022 last visited: 12/5/2022 |
 view gallery | Madisonville Tennessee in People-Named Places The town was initially known as "Tellico," but its name was changed to "Madisonville" in 1830 in honor of U.S. President James Madison in accordance with a petition from the residents presented by state representative James Madison Greenway. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 12/4/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Old Gray Cemetery - Knoxville TN in People-Named Places Old Gray Cemetery is the second-oldest cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1850. Named for English poet Thomas Gray (1716–1771), Old Gray Cemetery is an example of a so-called garden cemetery. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 12/4/2022 last visited: 11/30/2022 |
 view gallery | Fort Adams - Memphis TN in People-Named Places United States' first garrison in the mid-Mississippi Valley. Erected here in October of 1797. Initially named Fort Adams for the second U.S. President. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 12/4/2022 last visited: 11/30/2022 |
 view gallery | New Orleans, Louisana in People-Named Places New Orleans was founded by Bienville in 1718; named by him in honor of the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France. Called the Crescent City because of location in bend of the Mississippi. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Louisiana date approved: 11/30/2022 last visited: 11/29/2022 |
 view gallery | Village of Montchanin- Wilmington DE in People-Named Places The new name for the village was Montchanin. It was chosen in honor of Anne Alexandrine de Montchanin, who was the mother of Pierre Samuel duPont de Nemours, the founder of the American duPont dynasty. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/30/2022 last visited: 11/29/2022 |
 view gallery | Thomas D. Clayton School - Smyrna DE in People-Named Places In 1922, the new Smyrna Colored School opened its doors for African-Americans. In 1946 the building was named to honor Smyrna native Dr. Thomas D. Clayton (1905-1995), an African-American physician. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/30/2022 last visited: 11/29/2022 |
 view gallery | Louis L. Redding Comprehensive High School - Middletown DE in People-Named Places Louis L. Redding Comprehensive High School is named after Louis Lorenzo Redding was a prominent lawyer and civil rights advocate from Wilmington, Delaware. Redding, the first African American to be admitted to the Delaware bar. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/30/2022 last visited: 11/28/2022 |
 view gallery | Madison Connecticut in People-Named Places Madison Connecticut is named after President James Madison. The town ws incorporated in 1826. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Connecticut date approved: 11/30/2022 last visited: 11/28/2022 |
 view gallery | Sutter Creek - Sutter Creek CA in People-Named Places Sutter Creek founded in 1846 by Capt. John A. Sutter. Principal Industry Gold Mining-Production in County $350 Million. posted by: Don.Morfe location: California date approved: 11/30/2022 last visited: 11/28/2022 |
 view gallery | Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque - Abu Dabhi, UAE in People-Named Places Mosque with president's name posted by:  Ariberna location: United Arab Emirates date approved: 11/30/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Village of Port Penn - Port Penn DE in People-Named Places Port Penn’s name is attributed to a visit that William Penn made to the area in 1682. Dr. David Stewart founded Port Penn in the 1760s and laid out the town in a grid pattern. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Delaware date approved: 11/28/2022 last visited: 11/28/2022 |
 view gallery | Clark County - Winchester KY in People-Named Places Clark County Kentucky is named after General George Rogers Clark. He commanded expedition into Illinois territory in 1778-79. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/27/2022 last visited: 11/26/2022 |
 view gallery | Powell County - Stanton KY in People-Named Places Powell County named after Governor Lazarus W. Powell. State legislature, 1836-38. Governor of Ky., 1851-55. U.S. Senate, 1859-65. Resolution for his expulsion for Southern sympathy, defeated 1862. Favored Kentucky neutrality. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/27/2022 last visited: 11/26/2022 |
 view gallery | Montgomery County - Mount Sterling KY in People-Named Places Montgomery County Kentucky named after Richard Montgomery, Revolutionary War Officer. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/27/2022 last visited: 11/25/2022 |
 view gallery | Letcher County - Lancaster KY in People-Named Places Robert P. Letcher, 1788-1861, Governor of Kentucky, 1840-44; Minister to Mexico, 1849-52. Letcher County named for him. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/27/2022 last visited: 11/25/2022 |
 view gallery | Robertson County - Lancaster KY in People-Named Places George Robertson, 1790-1874, Kentucky Secretary of State; Chief Justice Kentucky Court of Appeals. Robertson County named for him. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/27/2022 last visited: 11/25/2022 |
 view gallery | Boyle County - Lancaster KY in People-Named Places John Boyle 1774-1834, was Chief Justice, Court of Appeals; U.S. District Judge. Boyle County named for him. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/27/2022 last visited: 11/25/2022 |
 view gallery | Owsley County - Lancaster KY in People-Named Places Owsley County Kentucky was named after William Owsley. He served in the State House of Representatives and Senate; Court of Appeals; Kentucky Secretary of State and Governor of Kentucky 1844-48. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/27/2022 last visited: 11/25/2022 |
 view gallery | Garrard County - Lancaster, KY in People-Named Places Named for James Garrard, then governor of Kentucky, 1796-1804. A native of Virginia, served as militia officer in Revolution. He came to Kentucky in 1783. Member statehood and Constitution conventions at Danville, 1784-92. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/27/2022 last visited: 11/25/2022 |
 view gallery | Boyd County - Catlettsburg KY in People-Named Places Boyd County was named after Linn Boyd. He was in the Kentucky Legislature, 1827-31. Congress, 1835-37, 1839-55, and Speaker 1851-55. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/27/2022 last visited: 11/25/2022 |
 view gallery | Whitley County - Williamsburg KY in People-Named Places Whitley County Kentucky is named after William Whitley (1749-1813), a noted pioneer and Indian fighter. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Kentucky date approved: 11/27/2022 last visited: 11/25/2022 |
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