United States Secretary of State

William H. Seward William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States Senator. A determined oppon ...

has a number of memorials to him, and several locations are preserved that are associated with him. He also wrote a number of works.

Homes in New York

Seward and his family owned a home in

Auburn, New York Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States. Located at the north end of Owasco Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in Central New York, the city had a population of 26,866 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city of Cayuga County, the ...

which is now a museum; it was built in 1816 by Seward's father-in-law, Judge Elijah Miller. Seward married the Judge's daughter, Frances, in 1824 on the condition that they would live with Miller in his Auburn home. Seward made many changes to the home, adding an addition in the late 1840s and another one in 1866. When he died, Seward left the home to his son, William Seward, Jr.; it passed on to his grandson, William Henry Seward III, in 1920. At his death in 1951, it became a museum that opened to the public in 1955. Four generations of the family's artifacts are contained within the museum, located at 33 South Street in Auburn. Seward's birthplace in Florida, New York was bought by the village in 2010, with the purpose of refurbishing it. The property actually contains two houses: one in back—Seward's actual birthplace—which was converted into a barn; and one in front, built in the 1890s, used by the family that lived there for many years. The property is expected to be turned into a museum and opened to the public by 2013.

Memorials and namesakes

A statue of Seward is located in Seward Park in Auburn, a

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in New York City, a statue on the grounds of the Z. J. Loussac Public Library in

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, and a

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in Volunteer Park in Seattle. Seward Statue

;New York *

Seward, New York Seward is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,637 at the 2000 census. The town is named after senator, governor, and secretary of state William H. Seward. The Town of Seward is in the northwestern part of ...

*The

William H. Seward House The William H. Seward House Museum is a historic house museum at 33 South Street in Auburn, New York. Built about 1816, the home of William H. Seward (1801–72), who served as a New York state senator, the governor of New York, a U.S. sena ...

in Auburn is a museum. *Seward Avenue in Auburn; nearby streets are named for members of his family. *Seward Elementary School in Auburn. *Seward Park in Auburn, New York. *Seward Place in

Schenectady, New York Schenectady () is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-largest city by population. The city is in eastern New Y ...

, on the west side of the Union College campus.
Full size bronze statue
of William Seward and

Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 slaves, including family and friends, us ...

outside the Schenectady Public Library. The theme is "Leaders, Friendship, Diversity, Freedom." and "By the people, for the people." Sculpted and cast by Dexter Benedict, unveiled May 17, 2019. * Seward Park in the

Lower East Side The Lower East Side, sometimes abbreviated as LES, is a historic neighborhood in the southeastern part of Manhattan in New York City. It is located roughly between the Bowery and the East River from Canal to Houston streets. Traditionally an im ...

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

. *Seward Mountain (4,361 feet, 1,329 m), one of the

Adirondack High Peaks The Adirondack High Peaks are a set of 46 mountain peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York (state), New York state. They have been popular hiking destinations since the late 1920s, when the list of peaks was published in Russell Carson's book ...

, the highest point in Franklin County. * The

Auburn Doubledays The Auburn Doubledays are a collegiate summer baseball team of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) that is located in Auburn, New York. From 1958 to 2020, they were members of Minor League Baseball's New York–Penn League (NYPL) ...

baseball team gave away William Seward bobble-head dolls as a 2010 promotion.Scott Rapp, Syracuse Post-Standard
Auburn Doubledays add Seward to Lineup of Bobbleheads
July 28, 2010 *

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, a

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in the

*The

William Henry Seward Memorial The William Henry Seward Memorial is located along Main Street (New York State Route 17A, NY 17A/New York State Route 94, 94) in downtown Florida, Orange County, New York, Florida, New York. It commemorates the life of William Henry Seward, Seward, ...

in Florida, New York, with a bust sculpted by

Daniel Chester French Daniel Chester French (April 20, 1850 – October 7, 1931) was an American sculptor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, best known for his 1874 sculpture ''The Minute Man'' in Concord, Massachusetts, and his 1920 monume ...

William Seward and Harriet Tubman statue at Schenectady Public Library

] ;Alaska *

Seward, Alaska Seward (Alutiiq: ; Dena'ina: ''Tl'ubugh'') is an incorporated home rule city in Alaska, United States. Located on Resurrection Bay, a fjord of the Gulf of Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula, Seward is situated on Alaska's southern coast, approxima ...

*The

Seward Peninsula The Seward Peninsula is a large peninsula on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska whose westernmost point is Cape Prince of Wales. The peninsula projects about into the Bering Sea between Norton Sound, the Bering Strait, the Chukchi S ...

in Alaska *Alaska Route 9 and a portion of Alaska Route 1 are named the

Seward Highway The Seward Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends from Seward to Anchorage. It was completed in 1951 and runs through the scenic Kenai Peninsula, Chugach National Forest, Turnagain Arm, and Kenai Mountains. The Seward H ...

*Seward's Day, March 31. Alaska statewide government holiday. *

Seward's Success, Alaska Seward's Success was a planned community proposed for Point MacKenzie, north of Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The megaproject was to be fully enclosed by a dome spanning the Knik Arm and holding a community of 40,000 residents, with ample re ...

, a dome-enclosed community proposed in 1968 * Seward Pole at the Saxman Totem Park ;Other states * Seward Park in

Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in bo ...

. *

Seward Square Seward Square is a square and park maintained by the National Park Service located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and North Carolina Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C. The square is bounded by 4th St ...

in Washington, D.C.. * Seward, Illinois *

Seward, Kansas Seward is a city in Stafford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 41. History Seward was named for William H. Seward. A post office was opened in Seward in 1878, and remained in operation unt ...

Seward County, Kansas Seward County (standard abbreviation: SW) is a county of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 21,964. The largest city and county seat is Liberal. The county was formed on March 20, 1873 and named after Wi ...

*William H Seward Communication Arts Academy, an Elementary school in

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Seward County, Nebraska Seward County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,750. Its county seat is Seward. The county was formed in 1855, and was organized in 1867. It was originally called Greene County, ...

Seward, Nebraska Seward is a city and county seat of Seward County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,964 at the 2010 census. Seward is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is known for its large Fourth of July (Independ ...

*The Seward neighborhood of

Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

*Seward Elementary (Montessori) School in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Works

Frederick W. Seward Frederick William Seward (July 8, 1830 – April 25, 1915) was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who twice served as the Assistant Secretary of State. The son of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, ...

.
Autobiography of William H. Seward from 1801 to 1834: With a memoir of his life, and selections from his letters from 1831 to 1840
' (1877) *''Life and Public Services of

John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States S ...

, Sixth President of the United States'' (1849) *''Commerce in the Pacific ocean. Speech of William H. Seward, in the Senate of the United States, July 29, 1852'' (1852
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*''The continental rights and relations of our country. Speech of William Henry Seward, in Senate of the United States, January 26, 1853'' (1853
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*''The destiny of America. Speech of William H. Seward, at the dedication of Capital University, at Columbus, Ohio, September 14, 1853'' (1853
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*''Certificate of Exchange'' (1867
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*''Alaska. Speech of William H. Seward at Sitka, August 12, 1869'' (1869
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*''The Works of William H. Seward''. Edited by George E. Baker. Volume I of III (1853
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*''The Works of William H. Seward''. Edited by George E. Baker. Volume II of III (1853
online edition''The Works of William H. Seward: Vol. 5: The diplomatic history of the war for the union.''. Edited by George E. Baker. Volume 5 (1890)

References

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