List of memorials to Albert Gallatin
The following is a list of memorials to and things named in honor of Albert Gallatin.
Honors
- Gallatin's portrait was on the front of the $500 United States Note issued in 1862–63.
- Gallatin's portrait was on the regular issue Prominent Americans series 1+1⁄4¢ postage stamp from 1967 to 1973.
- Friendship Hill National Historic Site, a 661-acre (2.67 km2) estate which includes the beautifully restored home of Albert Gallatin, is run by the National Park Service and is located in Fayette County, Pa. It is open to the public.
- The United States Department of the Treasury's highest career service award is named the Albert Gallatin Award in his honor.
- There is a bronze statue of Albert Gallatin by James Earle Fraser located in front of the northern entrance of the Treasury Building.
- 250-ton U.S. Revenue Cutter Albert Gallatin, built in 1871 and lost in 1892.
- USCGC Gallatin (WHEC-721), a 378-foot (115 m), high-endurance Coast Guard cutter is named for him.
- Elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1836.[1]
Counties
- Gallatin County, Illinois
- Gallatin County, Kentucky
- Gallatin County, Montana
- Gallatin National Forest, Montana
- Gallatin River, Montana
- Gallatin Range, Montana
Towns
- Gallatin, Missouri
- Gallatin Gateway, Montana
- Gallatin, Tennessee
- Gallatin, Rusk County, Texas
- Town of Gallatin, Columbia County, New York
- Village of Gallatin, Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Roads and Bridges
- Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge - a now-demolished bridge[2] over the Monongahela River that connected Point Marion in Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Dunkard Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania.[3]
- Gallatin Pike in East Nashville, Tennessee
- Gallatin Street in Washington, D.C.
- Gallatin Street in Jackson, Mississippi
- Gallatin Street in Providence, Rhode Island
- Gallatin Street in Vandalia, Illinois
- Gallatin Road in Pico Rivera, California
- Gallatin Road (formerly Gallatin School House Road) in Downey, California
- Gallatin Avenue, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- Avenue de Gallatin in Geneva, Switzerland
Academia
- A school district in Fayette County, Pennsylvania (in which his home Friendship Hill is located) is named the Albert Gallatin Area School District in his honor.
- The Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University honors his participation in the founding of the university.
- The ALBERT student information system at New York University is named for him.
- Gallatin Elementary School in Downey, California
- Gallatin Hall at Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts
- Gallatin Hall at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
References
- ^ "MemberListG".
- ^ "Old bridge at Point Marion brought down in controlled implosion". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 16, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Point Marion Bridge Interpretive Panel" (PDF). Cultural Heritage Research Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2021.