No state is named after a Civil War era president. The only state named for a president is Washington State, named for our first president, George Washington.
George Washington
Washington was named in honor of George Washington, our first President. It in the only state named for a U.S. President.
It is the only state named after a president.
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.)
nebraska
The only state in the U.S. named after a president is Washington. It was named in honor of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Washington became a state on November 11, 1889, and is located in the Pacific Northwest region of the country.
The State of Washington, the only US State named for a President
Olympia
•It got its name from George Washington.They named it after George Washington The 1st president of the U.S.
Yes. It is the ONLY US State named for a President.
Washington was named after our first president, George Washington. Although he was the only president to have a state named for him, many cities have been named after other presidents (Lincoln, Nebraska/Jackson City, Missouri/Madison, Wisconsin/etc)