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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.

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.

Alabama

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

American Samoa

  • Ronald Reagan Shipyard in Pago Pago Harbor

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)
  • Ronald Reagan Veteran Memorial Building, San Francisco, California (Headquarters of the American Legion Cathay Post #384, and renamed in 2006)

Schools

Wildomar, 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
  • 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.)
  • A Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars, dedicated to him in 1997
  • Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse in Santa Ana

Colorado

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
  • A 25-mile section of State Road 9A in North Jacksonville was designated Ronald Reagan Highway

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Institutions

Roads

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
  • Ronald Reagan Corridor (Indiana), Hendricks County, Indiana
  • Ronald Reagan Parkway (Indiana)

Kentucky

Louisiana

  • A 10 feet (3.0 m) tall statue on a 6 feet (1.8 m) base in Covington, Louisiana reputed to be "the world's largest" of Reagan.
  • Ronald Reagan Highway (US 190)

Mississippi

  • The Reagan Hope Home

Missouri

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

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

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

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

Pennsylvania

South Dakota

  • Reagan National University

Texas

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.)
  • 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
  • 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

Wisconsin

  • Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School, Milwaukee

Statutes

  • Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act

Ships

Outside the United States

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

See also

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