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The following is a list of things named for Daniel Webster.


Literature and film

* The popular short story, play and movie ''
The Devil and Daniel Webster "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) is a short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét. He tells of a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the devil and is later defended by Daniel Webster, a fictional version of the noted 19th-c ...
'' by Stephen Vincent Benét.


Schools and colleges

*
Daniel Webster College Daniel Webster College (DWC) was a private college in Nashua, New Hampshire. It operated from 1965 through 2017 and had a strong aeronautics focus during much of its history. It was a nonprofit college until 2009, when ITT Educational Services, ...
a defunct four-year college located in Nashua, New Hampshire. * A dormitory at
Phillips Exeter Academy (not for oneself) la, Finis Origine Pendet (The End Depends Upon the Beginning) gr, Χάριτι Θεοῦ (By the Grace of God) , location = 20 Main Street , city = Exeter, New Hampshire , zipcode ...
is named Webster Hall in honor of Daniel Webster, as is the fifth floor of Phillips Hall, which is known as the Daniel Webster Debate Room. It serves as the meeting spot for the Exeter Debate Team, which was renamed the Daniel Webster Debate Society in honor of Webster. * The special collections library at Dartmouth College, located prominently on the campus Green, is named Webster Hall. * Webster Hall at Southern New Hampshire University houses the School of Business and Center for Financial Studies. * Daniel Webster High School in Tulsa,
Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
* Daniel Webster Middle School (formerly Daniel Webster Junior High School) in
West Los Angeles, California West Los Angeles is an area within the city of Los Angeles, California. The residential and commercial neighborhood is divided by the Interstate 405 freeway, and each side is sometimes treated as a distinct neighborhood, mapped differently by di ...
* Daniel Webster Middle School (formerly Daniel Webster Junior High School) in Waukegan, Illinois * Daniel Webster Elementary School in Daly City, California * Daniel Webster Elementary School in Dallas, Texas * Daniel Webster Elementary School in San Francisco, California * Daniel Webster Elementary School in Weehawken, New Jersey * Daniel Webster Magnet School in
New Rochelle, New York New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state of ...
* Daniel Webster Elementary School in his hometown of Marshfield, Massachusetts is named for him. * Webster Elementary School, in Marshfield, Webster County, Missouri is named for him. * Daniel Webster Elementary School in Washington, DC * Daniel Webster School 46 in Indianapolis, Indiana * Daniel Webster Elementary School in Logansport, Indiana (1904?-1991)


Postage stamps

* Webster appears on a total of ''fourteen'' US postage stamps, the first one issued in 1870.


Politics

* Webster/Sainte-Laguë method * Webster–Ashburton Treaty *
Webster–Hayne debate The Webster–Hayne debate was a debate in the United States between Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Senator Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina that took place on January 19–27, 1830 on the topic of protectionist tariffs. The heate ...


In Washington, D.C.

* Statue of Daniel Webster (U.S. Capitol): One of the two statues representing New Hampshire in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol. * In 1957 a senatorial committee chaired by then-Senator John F. Kennedy named Webster as one of their five greatest predecessors, selecting Webster's oval portrait to adorn the Senate Reception Room off the Senate floor. * Webster Hall houses the dormitory and school for the
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Program in Washington, DC. He had appointed the first Senate Page in 1829. * A statue in a park at Massachusetts Ave., NW and 16th Street NW across from
Scott Circle Scott Circle is an area in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. that is centred on the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, and 16th Street, N.W. Originally a neighborhood recreational area, unlike Dupont Circle where poli ...
. * Webster School, local historic landmark built in 1882


In Massachusetts

* Statue of Daniel Webster (Boston): A statue of Webster is in front of the
Massachusetts State House The Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the List of state capitols in the United States, state capitol and seat of government for the Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, lo ...
in Boston, Massachusetts. * Webster, Massachusetts was named in his honor by Samuel Slater on March 6, 1832. * Thomas–Webster Estate in Marshfield * Daniel Webster Law Office in Marshfield * The current Daniel Webster Inn and Spa, in Sandwich, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, replaced a 300-year-old tavern of the same name which burned in 1971. At the old building, Webster had a room reserved for his frequent visits to Cape Cod from 1815 to 1851 and the inn was later named in his honor.


In New Hampshire

* Daniel Webster's birthplace home in
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is preserved as a state historic site. * A statue of Webster is in front of the
New Hampshire State House The New Hampshire State House, located in Concord at 107 North Main Street, is the state capitol building of New Hampshire. The capitol houses the New Hampshire General Court, Governor, and Executive Council. The building was constructed on a ...
in
Concord, New Hampshire Concord () is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2020 census the population was 43,976, making it the third largest city in New Hampshire behind Manchester and Nashua. The village of ...
. * Mount Webster, a peak in New Hampshire's White Mountains * Daniel Webster Council, a division of the Boy Scouts of America covering most of New Hampshire * The Daniel Webster Family Home in West Franklin, New Hampshire, declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 * The Daniel Webster Highway, several portions of US Route 3 in New Hampshire *
Webster, New Hampshire Webster is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,913 at the 2020 census. History A part of Boscawen until 1860, the town takes its name from American statesman Daniel Webster. Geography According to ...
* Webster Lake in Franklin, NH was renamed in his honor in 1851 (formerly Clough Pond) * The historic Daniel Webster farm, known as The Elms, located near Franklin, New Hampshire, was also the site of the New Hampshire Home for Orphans during 1871–1959. Threatened by development in 2004–05, the property was saved by last-minute efforts by the Webster Farm Preservation Association working with the Trust for Public Land. * The Daniel Webster Scout Trail, a hiking trail, up Mount Madison leaving from Dolly Copp Campground. The trail was constructed by Scouts of the Daniel Webster Council in 1933 and is maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club


In New York

*
Webster Webster may refer to: People *Webster (surname), including a list of people with the surname *Webster (given name), including a list of people with the given name Places Canada *Webster, Alberta *Webster's Falls, Hamilton, Ontario United State ...
, a town in
Monroe County Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe: * Monroe County, Alabama *Monroe County, Arkansas * Monroe County, Florida * Monroe County, Georgia *Monroe County, Illinois *Monroe County, Indian ...
,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...
, was named for him (outside of Rochester, pop. 40,000) *
Statue of Daniel Webster (New York City) An outdoor bronze sculpture of Daniel Webster by Thomas Ball is installed in Central Park, Manhattan, New York. The "larger-than-life-size" statue was commissioned in the 1870s, to be installed along Central Park's Mall. It was instead installed ...
: A bronze statue of Webster stands at 72nd Street in Central Park, New York City.


Other place names

* Webster County, Georgia bears his name. * Webster County, Kentucky bears his name. * Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana is named for the statesman. Its seat of government is at
Minden Minden () is a middle-sized town in the very north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the greatest town between Bielefeld and Hanover. It is the capital of the district (''Kreis'') of Minden-Lübbecke, which is part of the region of Detm ...
. * Webster Township and Webster United Church of Christ of
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,
Washtenaw County Washtenaw County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the population was 372,258. The county seat is Ann Arbor. The county was authorized by legislation in 1822 and organized as a county in 1826. Washtenaw ...
, Michigan, are named for Webster; he is purported to have contributed the sum of one hundred dollars to the church's construction in 1834. * Webster Groves, Missouri was named in his honor * Webster County, Missouri bears his name. * Marshfield, county seat of Webster County, Missouri, is named after the city in Massachusetts where he lived at his death. * Webster County, Nebraska bears his name. * North Webster, Indiana bears his name. * Webster County, Iowa bears his name. * Webster County, West Virginia bears his name. *
Webster Webster may refer to: People *Webster (surname), including a list of people with the surname *Webster (given name), including a list of people with the given name Places Canada *Webster, Alberta *Webster's Falls, Hamilton, Ontario United State ...
, a town in
Vernon County, Wisconsin Vernon County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,714. Its county seat is Viroqua. History Vernon County was renamed from Bad Ax County on March 22, 1862. Bad Ax County had been created on ...
, bears his name.


In Song

In 1850, John H. Hewitt wrote the song,
The Union Forever
, using the theme from #21 "Per te d'immenso giubilo" from "Lucia di Lammormoor" and dedicated it to Daniel Webster.


Ships

* * , a U.S. Navy
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References

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