List of things named after Ronald Reagan
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This is a list of things named after former President of the United States Ronald Reagan. The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project is an organization founded by Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist that seeks to name at least one notable public landmark in each U.S. state and all 3067 counties after the 40th president.
[edit] Alabama
- Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway portion of Interstate 65 from Birmingham to Decatur)[1]
- Ronald Reagan Spirit of America Field, Decatur. (Reagan visited the field in 1984)
[edit] Arizona
- The Ronald Reagan Fundamental School, Yuma, Arizona
- Ronald Reagan Road, Kingman, Arizona
[edit] California
- Ronald Reagan Sports Park, Temecula, California (Formerly named "Rancho California Sports Park", renamed in 2005)
- Ronald Reagan Elementary School, Bakersfield, California
- 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 named the "El Cajon Community Center", renamed in 2004)
- Ronald Reagan Building, Los Angeles (Formerly named the "Ronald State Office Building", renamed in 1990)
- Reagan Room at The Jonathan Club, Los Angeles. (Reagan was an honorary member of the Jonathan Club. Formerly named the Renaissance Room, renamed in 2001)
- Ronald Reagan Distinguished American Award, presented annually since [1991] by the Jonathan Club, Los Angeles
- Reagan Center, Los Angeles (Los Angeles center of Childhelp USA)
- The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles. (Dedicated in 2000, opening in 2005)
- The Ronald Reagan Suite at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles (the suite is the entire 30th floor of the hotel, and was one of Reagan's favorites)
- Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse in Santa Ana (1999)
- Ronald Reagan Leadership Program, Santa Barbara (affiliated with the Young America's Foundation.
- The Ronald Reagan Library and Center for Public Affairs in Simi Valley.
- Ronald Reagan Freeway (State Route 118, previously named Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway, renamed in 1994)
[edit] Colorado
- The Ronald Reagan Highway (Interstate 25 throughout El Paso County)
[edit] Florida
- Florida's Turnpike designated the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, though the existing name was not changed.
- Ronald Reagan Avenue, Miami, Florida renamed from it's numerical name a major corridor in Miami.
- Ronald Reagan Parkway, Tampa, Florida
- Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Seminole County County Road 427, which kept the existing number but had all street signs changed
- Ronald Reagan Parkway, formerly Polk County County Road 54, which had all signs with the former number removed
- Ronald Wilson Reagan/Doral Senior High School Doral, Florida
- Ronald Reagan Post Office Building, West Melbourne, Florida
[edit] Georgia
[edit] Illinois
[edit] Institutions
- The Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Center, Alzheimer's Association, Chicago
- 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
- Birthplace of Ronald Reagan (111 S. Main St. Tampico, now a museum)
- Reagan Park, Tampico (named 1985, formerly Railroad Park)
[edit] Roads
- Ronald Reagan Highway (U.S. Highway 14)
- Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway (Interstate 88) [2]
- Ronald W. 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)
[edit] Indiana
- Ronald Reagan Parkway Avon, Indiana
[edit] Louisiana
- Ronald Reagan Highway (US 190)
[edit] Mississippi
- The Reagan Hope Home
[edit] Missouri
- Ronald Reagan Parkway, Lake St. Louis, Missouri
[edit] 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)
[edit] New Jersey
- Ronald Reagan School #30 - Elizabeth, New Jersey
[edit] New York
- Ronald Reagan Boulevard
[edit] North Carolina
- Ronald Wilson Reagan High School, Pfafftown, Forsyth County
[edit] Ohio
- Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway (State Route 126 north of Cincinnati), 1997
- Reagan Parkway (East-West Thoroughfare on the north side of town) Medina, Ohio
- Reagan Park, Medina, Ohio
- Ronald Reagan Voice of Freedom Park, West Chester, Ohio
[edit] Pennsylvania
- Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse, in Harrisburg (named on March 9, 2004)
- Ronald Reagan Drive, in the Pittsburgh suburb of Richland Township, Pennsylvania (2002)
[edit] Tennessee
- Ronald Reagan Parkway (State Route 840, a freeway around the southern part of the Nashville area
[edit] Texas
- Ronald Reagan High School, San Antonio
- Ronald Reagan Middle School, Grand Prairie, Texas
- Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway, Arlington, Texas
[edit] Virginia
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (formerly Washington National Airport)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Metro Station (formerly National Airport Metro Station)
- Ronald Wilson Reagan Memorial Highway (State Route 234, dedicated to Reagan in 2005), Prince William County
[edit] Washington, DC
- Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
- Ronald Reagan Chair in Public Policy at the Heritage Foundation
- 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] Places and things associated with Reagan
- Reagan Boyhood Home (816 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon, Illinois 61021 (dedicated in 1984), now a museum)
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
[edit] Non-U.S.
- Grenada Salutes Ronald Reagan, Leader of Freedom Commemorative Stamp Collection (proceeds to Ronald Reagan Scholarship Fund)
- The Ronald Reagan Scholarship Fund, Grenada
- Ronald Reagan Square, formerly Central Square, in Kraków, Poland
- Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands, a United States missile range.
[edit] Proposals for things to be named for Ronald Reagan
- The Pentagon
- The U.S. 10 dollar bill
- The U.S. Dime
- U.S. Highway 14 in Wisconsin (already called "Ronald Reagan Highway" in Illinois)[3]
- Ronald Reagan Day (February 6, Reagan's birthday)
- Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway (New Jersey Route 15) [4]
- 16th Street in Washington, DC
[edit] Cultural references
- In The Simpsons episode Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington, the Springfield Republican party has renamed all Millard Filmore schools as Ronald Reagan schools, the Mississippi River is now the Mississippi Reagan, and Frankenstein is now Frankenreagan.
- In The Simpsons episode Future-Drama, which is set in 2013, The Dollar is referred to or now the Reagan.
- In Star Wars Episode I, the Neimoidian character Nute Gunray was reportedly named after Reagan, with "Gunray" being a reverse pronunciation of "Reagan". [5]
- In the science fiction novel Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson, quadrillion-dollar bills are known as Gippers
- In America (the Book), a two page spread shows what Washington DC will look like in the future. One of the attractions is the RRMNC or Ronald Reagan Memorial Naming Center.
- In Rock 'n Roll High School Forever The school is named Ronald Reagan High with statue of Reagan and the quote Just Say No (which was actually coined by his wife) on the lawn.
