List of memorials to John Tyler
This is a list of memorials to John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States.
Some places and institutions previously named for Tyler have been renamed due to Tyler's having been a slaveholder and a legislator for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. The new names are indicated in the lists below.
Places
- Tyler, Texas
- Tyler County, Texas
Sculptures
- John Tyler Memorial (1915), by Raymond Averill Porter, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia[1]
Schools
- John Tyler Community College, Chester, Virginia—renamed Brightpoint Community College[2]
- John Tyler High School, Tyler, Texas—renamed Tyler High School[3]
- John Tyler Elementary School, Hampton, Virginia—renamed Mary S. Peake Elementary School[4]
- John Tyler Elementary School, Portsmouth, Virginia—renamed Waterview Elementary School[5]
- John Tyler Elementary School, Washington, DC—renamed Shirley Chisolm Elementary School
Buildings
- Tyler Hall (named for both John Tyler and his son Lyon Gardiner Tyler) at the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia—renamed Chancellors' Hall[6]
Streets
- Tyler Street, Chicago, Illinois—renamed Congress Street in 1872[7]
- John Tyler Drive, Chester, Virginia—planned to be renamed Brightpoint Drive[8]
See also
References
- ^ "John Tyler Memorial, (sculpture)". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "College Board Approves Building and Street Names for Tyler, Becoming Brightpoint". jtcc.edu. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Fenton, Ben (6 August 2020). "John Tyler changes their name". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Fearing, Sarah; Reese, Brian (20 May 2021). "Hampton School Board will change names of 5 schools". WAVY.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Daniel, Eugene (3 December 2020). "Portsmouth to rename three schools". 13News Now. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Kolenich, Eric (23 April 2021). "William & Mary renames three buildings, history department that honored Confederate supporters". The Roanoke Times. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Lyle (20 October 2014). "What Happened to Tyler Street?". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "Becoming Brightpoint". Brightpoint Community College. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
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- 10th President of the United States (1841–1845)
- 10th Vice President of the United States (1841)
- President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate (1836)
- U.S. Senator from Virginia (1827–1836)
- 23rd Governor of Virginia (1825–1827)
- U.S. Representative for VA–23 (1816–1821)
- Greenway Plantation
- Woodburn
- Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829–1830
- Whig Party
- 1836 United States presidential election
- 1840 United States presidential election
- 1839 Whig National Convention
- William Henry Harrison 1840 presidential campaign
- Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
- Sherwood Forest Plantation
- Peace Conference of 1861
- Virginia Secession Convention of 1861
- Provisional Congress of the Confederate States
- Hollywood Cemetery
- List of memorials to John Tyler
- Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Recarving Rushmore
- Letitia Christian Tyler (first wife)
- Julia Gardiner Tyler (second wife)
- Robert Tyler (son)
- Letitia Semple (daughter)
- David Gardiner Tyler (son)
- John Alexander Tyler (son)
- Lyon Gardiner Tyler (son)
- Harrison Ruffin Tyler (grandson)
- John Tyler Sr. (father)
- John Tyler and slavery
- The General (horse)