List of memorials to Warren G. Harding

Last updated February 27, 2023

Among the memorials to and namesakes of Warren G. Harding, the 29th president of the United States, are the following:

Memorials

Harding Memorial, Marion, Ohio, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the president's burial site
Peace Treaty Marker in Somerville, New Jersey. In 1921, at the estate of New Jersey Governor Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, Warren Harding signed the peace treaty that ended America's involvement in World War I. Today, the estate has been replaced with mini-malls. The marker remains in a patch of grass near a Burger King parking lot along Route 28, just north of the Somerville traffic circle.
Harding Memorial, Seattle, Washington. In 1925, a memorial was erected in Seattle at Woodland Park to commemorate the site of Harding's next-to-last public address on July 27, 1923. In 1977, the memorial was demolished and buried under the Woodland Park Zoo's African Savanna exhibit. The memorial's only surviving elements—two life-sized bronze statues of Boy Scouts that once saluted the image of Harding—were donated to the Chief Seattle Council of the Boy Scouts of America. One stands at the Boy Scouts headquarters in Seattle; the other at Camp Parsons, a Boy Scouts camp in Brinnon, Jefferson County, Washington.^[1]

Schools

Warren G. Harding High School, Warren, Ohio
Warren G. Harding Middle School, Steubenville, Ohio
Warren G. Harding High School; Bridgeport, Connecticut
Warren G. Harding Middle School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Harding Senior High School, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Harding Middle School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Harding Elementary School, Santa Barbara, California
Harding Elementary School, El Cerrito, California
Warren G. Harding Elementary School, Hammond, Indiana
Marion Harding High School, Marion, Ohio
Ohio Northern University's College of Law was once named after him but was later renamed.
Harding Charter Preparatory High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Harding Fine Arts Academy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Harding Elementary in Kenilworth, New Jersey
Harding Middle School in Des Moines, Iowa

Places

Harding County, New Mexico
Harding Park Golf Club in San Francisco
Warren G. Harding Masonic Lodge in Poulsbo, Washington.
Montana Highway 2 over Pipestone Pass near Butte, Montana is named "The Harding Way" in his honor.
Harding Icefield in Southcentral Alaska
Mount Harding near Skagway, Alaska
Harding Mountain in Washington state
Harding Township, New Jersey, Named in 1922 for the incumbent President.
In a neighborhood of Ketchikan, Alaska, north of the original townsite (or present-day downtown), three adjoining streets were named Warren, G and Harding following Harding's visit to the city.

Other

The railroad car in which Harding toured Alaska's "Westward" is on display at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks, Alaska, directly inside the main entrance to the park. The car is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The railroad car that returned Harding's body to Washington, The Superb , is on display at the Southeastern Railway Museum and, as of 2013, is undergoing restoration for public viewing. The car is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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References

↑ Lange, Greg (February 10, 1999). "President Warren Harding makes final speeches of his life in Seattle on July 27, 1923". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

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[1] Lange, Greg (February 10, 1999). "President Warren Harding makes final speeches of his life in Seattle on July 27, 1923". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

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v t e Warren G. Harding
29th President of the United States (1921–1923) 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio (1904–1906)
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Public image	The President's Daughter Cultural depictions of Warren G. Harding List of memorials to Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding Presidential Center
Family	Florence Harding (wife) Elizabeth Ann Blaesing (daughter) George Tryon Harding (father) Carolyn Harding Votaw (sister) Nan Britton (mistress) Laddie Boy (pet dog)
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