List of things named for Henry Clay

Henry Clay

The following is a list of things named for Henry Clay, including monuments and memorials in his honor.

Roads

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  • Henry Clay Avenue in New Orleans
  • Henry Clay Boulevard and Clay Avenue in Lexington, Kentucky
  • Henry Clay Boulevard in Ashland, Missouri
  • Clay Streets in numerous cities, including New Haven, Connecticut, Richmond, Virginia, Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin.
  • Ashland Ave. in Chicago, Illinois; Ashland, Virginia, Ashland County in Ohio and Wisconsin were named for his estate, as were the cities of Ashland in Kentucky, Alabama, and Pennsylvania.
  • Henry Clay Court in The Landings on Skidaway Island, Georgia

Towns

  • Ashland, Missouri, was named after Clay's Lexington, Kentucky estate, as was Ashland, Massachusetts.
  • Clay, in Onondaga County, New York, including the road Henry Clay Boulevard. Also, Clayville in Oneida County, New York.
  • Clay, Kentucky, in western Kentucky is named in honor of Clay.
  • Tomb in Lexington, KY
    Clay, West Virginia, is named for Henry Clay.
  • Clay City, Indiana, is named for Henry Clay.
  • Henry Clay Village, or Breck's Mill Area, on the left bank of Brandywine Creek in Wilmington, Delaware, factory and mill worker's residences.
  • The town of Claysburg in central Pennsylvania is named in honor of Clay.
  • Clay, New York, a suburb of Syracuse, is named after Henry Clay.
  • Clayville, New York, a town named after Clay during the late 1800s, a highly popular area with mills and factories.
  • Clayville, Illinois, was an active settlement during the statesman's life.
  • Claysville, Alabama, is named in honor of Clay.
  • Clay-Ashland, Liberia is named after Henry Clay and his estate Ashland in Lexington, Kentucky.

Counties

Monuments

Schools

Parks

Other

  • USS Ashland
    USS Ashland
  • Clay Neighborhood Park
    Clay Neighborhood Park
  • USS Henry Clay Submarine
    USS Henry Clay Submarine
  • Cooper's Rock State Forest
    Cooper's Rock State Forest
  • Clay Elementary School in San Diego
    Clay Elementary School in San Diego
  • Henry Clay Monument, Richmond, Virginia
    Henry Clay Monument, Richmond, Virginia
  • Clay High School, South Bend, Indiana
    Clay High School, South Bend, Indiana
  • Henry Clay Sculpture
    Henry Clay Sculpture
  • Henry Clay Monument, Pottsville, PA, circa 1910
    Henry Clay Monument, Pottsville, PA, circa 1910
  • Clay County Courthouse, North Carolina
    Clay County Courthouse, North Carolina
  • Clay County Courthouse, West Virginia
    Clay County Courthouse, West Virginia
  • Clay County Courthouse, West Virginia
    Clay County Courthouse, West Virginia
  • Clay, West Virginia
  • Henry Clay Statue, Kentucky State Capitol
    Henry Clay Statue, Kentucky State Capitol

References

  1. ^ Historical Society of Schuylkill County :: The Henry Clay Monument in Pottsville Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine.
    • Henry Clay statue in Lafayette Square, New Orleans, LA Archived 2015-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Clay Elementary". U.S. News & World Report.
  3. ^ Henry Clay High School Home Page Archived 2017-08-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "SCHOOL PROFILE – Instituto Educacional Henry Clay". henryclay.com.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  5. ^ "Henry Clay Park Set to Be Renamed for Indigenous Activist Who Lived Nearby". ARLnow.com. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  6. ^ "Definitive Issues". Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  7. ^ "In a decade, redeveloped Henry Clay has influenced revitalization of Louisville downtown core". Lane Report. 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2022-05-11.