Numerous objects are named after Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States. This includes schools, including several high schools; several streets; USS Woodrow Wilson, a Lafayette-class submarine; the Woodrow Wilson Bridge between Prince George's County, Maryland and Virginia; and the Palais Wilson, temporary headquarters of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.[1] Monuments to Wilson include the Woodrow Wilson Monument in Prague.[2]
Academic buildings
[edit]- Wilson House, an undergraduate dormitory at Johns Hopkins University, is named in his honor.
- Wilson Hall, an administrative building at James Madison University, is named in his honor.
- Woodrow Wilson Hall at Monmouth University
Educational institutions
[edit]- Baker Montessori School (formerly Woodrow Wilson Montessori School and Woodrow Wilson Elementary School), renamed in 2021[3]
- Castor Gardens Middle School, named Woodrow Wilson Middle School until 2022
- First College, a residential college of Princeton University, named Woodrow Wilson College from 1966 to 2020
- Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, named Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs from 1948 to 2020
- Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center, a vocational school for disabled individuals located in Fishersville, Virginia
- Woodrow Wilson High School (over 10 current and former locations)
Statues
[edit]- Woodrow Wilson Monument in Prague, Czech Republic
- Woodrow Wilson Statue, Wilson Park in Poznań, Poland
- Statue of Woodrow Wilson (Austin, Texas) (removed in 2015)
- Bust of Woodrow Wilson in Sofia, Bulgaria[4]
Military vessels
[edit]- USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624), a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine
Transportation
[edit]- The Avenue du Président-Wilson in Paris, France
- Boulevard Wilson, a main street in Strasbourg, France
- Avenue du Président Wilson in Calais, France
- Avenida Presidente Wilson in São Paulo, Brazil
- "Wilson Bridge" (Wilsonův most), bridge across the Radbuza in Plzeň
- Wilson's Promenade, the most popular walking avenue in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Wilson Street (Wilsonova), street in Prague
- Woodrow Wilson Avenue, a main street in Jackson, Mississippi[5]
- Woodrow Wilson Bridge across the Potomac River
- Woodrow Wilsonplein, a square in Ghent, Belgium
- In recognition of his signing on March 2, 1917 the "Jones Act" that granted United States citizenship to Puerto Ricans, streets in several Puerto Rican municipalities were renamed "Calle Wilson", including one in the Mariani neighborhood in Ponce and the Condado section of San Juan.
- Woodrow Wilson Boulevard, located in the Belgrade Waterfront, Serbia[6][7][8]
Other
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- The Hotel President Wilson, in Geneva, Switzerland
- The Palais Wilson in Geneva is the current headquarters of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; the Quai Wilson is a street nearby, on the west shore of Lake Geneva.
- Plac Wilsona, a square in northwestern Warsaw
- Park Wilsona, city park in Poznań
- Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home
- Woodrow Wilson House
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
- Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, part of the Smithsonian Institution
- Woodrow Wilson Pub in Carlisle, England, named after the president due to his ancestral link to the city. His mother, Janet was born in Carlisle in 1826. He visited Carlisle in 1918 on a "pilgrimage of the heart".
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area- New Jersey Turnpike rest stop located in Hamilton Township, New Jersey[9]
- The "Président Wilson" is a rowing rescue boat, built in 1918, belonging to the life guard in Lutry, Switzerland.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The turbulent history of the Palais Wilson". Swiffinfo. August 13, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ Sullivan, Patricia (October 4, 2011). "Prague honors Woodrow Wilson". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ Carpenter, Jacob (2021-04-08). "Houston ISD board approves Wilson Montessori name change, citing former president's racist actions". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ Georgieff, Anthony (27 October 2021). "Woodrom Wilson comes to Sofia". VAGABOND. Sofia, Bulgaria: Vagabond Media. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
In September a new bust of Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated in the square between the 16th century Banya Bashi Mosque and the former Central Bath House, in central Sofia. [...] Its chief initiators were... the Association of Bulgarian Prosecutors and the Chamber of Bulgarian Police Investigators.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ "Otvoren deo bulevara Vudroa Vilsona u Beogradu". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Otvoren Beogradski park i Bulevar Vudroa Vilsona". Belgrade Waterfront (in Serbian). 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "VILSONOVIM BULEVAROM OD JESENI: Preostalo 250 metara do spajanja sa Sajmom". NOVOSTI (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Service Areas & Commuter Lots". New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Président Wilson