Among the memorials to Martin Van Buren, the 8th president of the United States, are the following:
Van Buren's home in Kinderhook, New York, which he called Lindenwald, is now the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site.[1] Lindenwald remained a privately owned residence, and eventually passed out of the hands of the Van Buren family.[2] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961, and was established as a National Historic Site under the care of the National Park Service in 1974.[2]
In 1936, the New York State Education Department installed a commemorative plaque at 90 State Street in Albany, the site of Van Buren's residence during his service as governor of New York.[3]
Counties are named for Martin Van Buren in Michigan, Iowa, Arkansas, and Tennessee.[4] Cass County, Missouri was originally named for Van Buren, and was renamed in 1849 to honor Lewis Cass because Missouri allowed slavery, and Van Buren had opposed slavery as the presidential candidate of the Free Soil Party in 1848.[5]
Cities and towns named for Van Buren include:
Arkansas
Indiana[7]
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Michigan
Missouri
Minnesota
Mississippi
New York
Ohio
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Van Buren State Park[28] and Van Buren Trail State Park[29] in Michigan, and Ohio's Van Buren State Park and its Van Buren Lake are named for him.[30]
Mount Van Buren on the Palmer Land portion of Antarctica was named for Martin Van Buren.[31]
Van Buren Island in the St. Lawrence River, part of the Thousand Islands, sits at latitude 44.404339N, 75.892119W. Though named for the U.S. president, this island is in Canadian waters.[32]
USS Van Buren, a United States Navy schooner in service from 1839 to 1847 was also named for Martin Van Buren.[33]
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