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Things Named in Honor of Ronald Reagan

ARIZONA

The Ronald Reagan Fundamental School

3200 West 16th St.

Yuma, AZ 85364 [1984]

CALIFORNIA

Ronald Reagan Elementary School

10800 Rosslyn Lane

Bakersfield, CA 93311 [1998]

Ronald Reagan California Republican Center

1903 S. Magnolia Bl.

Burbank, CA 91506 [renamed 1996]

Headquarters of the California State Republican Party. Its former name was simply ACalifornia Republican Party Headquaters.@

Ronald Reagan Building

State of California

300 S. Spring St.

Los Angeles, CA 90013 [1990]

The ARonald Reagan State Office Building.@

Reagan Center

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles center of Childhelp USA.

Ronald Reagan Suite

Century Plaza Hotel

2025 Avenue of the Stars

Los Angeles, CA 90067 [dedicated 1999]

This suite, which occupies the entire 30th floor of the hotel, was often used by Ronald Reagan when he visited Los Angeles during his Presidency. Was formerly called the Plaza Suite.

Ronald W. Reagan Federal Courthouse

411 West 4th St.
Santa Ana, CA 92701 [1999]

Ronald Reagan Leadership Program

812-B Anacapa St.

Santa Barbara, CA 93101 [1998]

Affiliated with the Young America=s Foundation, current owners of Rancho del Cielo (formerly the Reagans’ ranch) near Santa Barbara.

The Ronald Reagan Library and Center for Public Affairs

40 Presidential Drive

Simi Valley, CA 93065 [1991]

Ronald Reagan Freeway [renamed 1994]

State Route 118; runs close to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Formerly named the Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA [including metropolitan Washington, DC area]

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20004 [named 1995; dedicated 1998]

Ronald Reagan Chair in Public Policy

The Heritage Foundation

Washington, DC

Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicene

George Washington University Hospital

Washington, DC 20037 [1991]

Located at the hospital to which Ronald Reagan was taken immediately after the March 30, 1981 assassination attempt on him. Dedicated by Reagan at the tenth anniversary of the assassination attempt.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Arlington, VA [renamed 1998]

Formerly named Washington National Airport. Located just south of Washington, DC.

The Ronald Wilson Reagan Republican Center

National Republican Senatorial Committee

425 Second Street NE

Washington, DC 20002-4914

FLORIDA

Ronald Reagan Avenue

Miami

Formerly named Southwest Avenue.

Ronald Reagan Turnpike [renamed 1998]

Formerly named Florida=s Turnpike. Runs 312 miles, from north-central Florida to south of Miami.

GEORGIA

Ronald Reagan Parkway

Gwinett County

Lawrenceville

ILLINOIS

The Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Center

Alzheimer=s Association

919 N. Michigan Ave.

Chicago, IL 60611 [1995]

Reagan Boyhood Home

816 S. Hennepin Ave.

Dixon, IL 61021 [dedicated 1984]

Ronald Reagan lived in this house during part of his teenage years (1924-1928). It is now locally operated as a museum.

Ronald W. Reagan Middle School

620 Division St.

Dixon, IL 61021 [renamed 1996]

Formerly named Madison School.

Reagan Drive

Eureka, IL [1979]

Runs along the southern edge of Eureka College, Reagan=s alma mater.

Reagan Physical Education Center

Eureka College

300 E. College Ave.

Eureka, IL 61530 [Renamed 1970]

Originally dedicated in 1961 as AThe Reagan Center,@ in honor of both Ronald Reagan and his brother Neil (Moon). Constructed to house all of Eureka College=s athletic facilities. Acquired its present name in 1970.

Ronald Reagan Peace Garden

Eureka College

Eureka, IL 61530 [2000]

Garden includes a piece of the former Berlin Wall.

Ronald W. Reagan Exhibit

Eureka College

Eureka, IL 61530 [1994]

A permanent museum exhibit covering Ronald Reagan=s entire life.

Ronald W. Reagan Leadership Program

Eureka College

Eureka, IL 61530 [established 1982; began with students in Fall 1983]

Birthplace of Ronald Reagan

111 S. Main St.

Tampico, IL 61283 [dedicated c. 1980]

Locally operated. Includes a museum and a gift shop, which are located next door to the building in which Reagan was born.

Reagan Park

Tampico, IL [dedicated 1985]

Formerly Railroad Park.

Ronald Reagan Highway

U.S. Highway 14; runs from Chicago north to the Wisconsin state line.

Ronald W. Reagan Trail [2000]

Runs from Dixon, IL (location of the Reagan Boyhood Home), through Tampico (Reagan’s birthplace), to Eureka (home of Eureka College, which Ronald Reagan attended).

MISSISSIPPI

The Reagan Hope Home

Located on a ranch that is part of the Mississippi Sheriffs= Boys= and Girls= Ranches.

NEW YORK

Ronald Reagan Boulevard

Warwick

OHIO

Ronald Reagan Highway

Runs across the northern suburbs of Cincinnati.

TEXAS

The Reagan Leadership Society

389 MSC Student Finance Center

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX 77843 [1997]

A society dedicated to building student leadership for the Texas A&M campus and the community at large. Its student founder named the society in recognition of Reagan=s "ability to communicate, his ability to inspire confidence, and his kind personality."

Ronald Reagan High School

20730 Huebner Road

San Antonio, Texas 78258 [2000]

VIRGINIA -- see District of Columbia

FOREIGN / OTHER

AGrenada Salutes Ronald Reagan, Leader of Freedom@ Commemorative Stamp Collection

Grenada [1996]

Proceeds from sales go to the Ronald Reagan Scholarship Fund (see next entry).

The Ronald Reagan Scholarship Fund

Grenada [1996]

Fund is used to send students from Grenada to the United States for study.

Ronald Reagan Strategic Defense Initiative Test Site

Marshall Islands [1999]

An area used by the United States as a missile range.

USS Ronald Reagan [nuclear aircraft carrier (CVN)] [scheduled for christening in 2001]

Last updated August 2000