Washington is the only state to be named after a president and is named for George Washington.
( He is also honored by the town of George, Washington , population 501.)
Washington is the only state named after a president
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The United States has never had a President with the name of David.
No US presidents were named Nathaniel.
As of June 2014, no United States President has been named Sebastian. The first president was named George. The current president is named Barack.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover was named Lou.
It was named after George Washington one of the famous US presidents.
The presidents represent a national icon of the United States.
One, Lincoln
Washington county
Mt. Rushmore is not "named after" any US Presidents. It's named after Charles Rushmore, a lawyer from New York. The presidents whose faces are carved on it are Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.
By 2011 US Presidents have come from 18 different states. Including:OhioNew YorkMassachusettsTennesseeTexasCaliforniaIllinoisPennsylvaniaArkansasGeorgiaIndianaIowaLouisianaMichiganMissouriNew HampshireNew JerseyFor more information, see the Related Link.
NC has counties named Cleveland, Lincoln, Polk, and Wilson but none of them were named for a US President. ( It also has Jackson, Madison, and Washington counties which are named for US Presidents. )
Jefferson city