Among the memorials to Martin Van Buren, the 8th president of the United States, are the following:
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Among the memorials to Martin Van Buren, the 8th president of the United States, are the following:
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. [2] 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. [2]
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. [3]
Counties are named for Martin Van Buren in Michigan, Iowa, Arkansas, and Tennessee. [4] 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. [5]
Cities and towns named for Van Buren include:
Arkansas
Indiana [7]
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Michigan
Missouri
Minnesota
Mississippi
New York
Ohio
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Van Buren State Park [28] and Van Buren Trail State Park [29] in Michigan, and Ohio's Van Buren State Park and its Van Buren Lake are named for him. [30]
Mount Van Buren on the Palmer Land portion of Antarctica was named for Martin Van Buren. [31]
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. [32]
USS Van Buren, a United States Navy schooner in service from 1839 to 1847 was also named for Martin Van Buren. [33]
Centreville, Centerville, Centre-ville or Centre-Ville and variants may refer to:
Waverly may refer to:
Lake Township may refer to:
Martin Van Buren (1782–1862) was the president of the United States from 1837 to 1841.
Franklin Township may refer to the following places in the United States:
Hamilton Township may refer to:
Union Township may refer to:
Jefferson Township may refer to:
Liberty Township may refer to:
Columbia Township may refer to the following places in the United States:
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site is a unit of the United States National Park Service in Columbia County, New York, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village of Kinderhook, 125 miles (201 km) north of New York City and 20 miles (32 km) south of Albany. The National Historic Site preserves the Lindenwald estate owned by Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States. Van Buren purchased the 36-room mansion during his presidency in 1839, and it became his home and farm from his leaving office in 1841 until his death in 1862.
Van Buren Township may refer to:
