Editing William Bainbridge (section)

==Legacy==
Bainbridge was survived by his son William Jr. and four daughters (Mary Taylor Bainbridge Jaudon, Susan Parker Hayes, Louisa Alexina Bainbridge and Lucy Ann Bainbridge). He left some money that was invested in Pennsylvania State bonds, which were sold and invested in other projects. After the [[American Civil War]], Mary T. Jaudon's bonds were mismanaged by her husband's brother, [[Samuel Jaudon]] and ultimately became the subject of a United States Supreme Court case, ''Jaudon v. Duncan''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/82/165/|title=Duncan v. Jaudon, 82 U.S. 165 (1872)|website=Justia Law}}</ref>

Several ships of the Navy have since been named [[USS Bainbridge|USS ''Bainbridge'']] in his honor, including the U.S. Navy's first destroyer ({{USS|Bainbridge|DD-1}}), a unique nuclear-powered destroyer/cruiser ({{USS|Bainbridge|CGN-25}}), and a contemporary {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} {{USS|Bainbridge|DDG-96}}. This last ship is known as the ship that rescued the {{MV|Maersk Alabama}} in the 2009 attempted hijacking by Somali pirates. The now-deactivated [[United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge]] in Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland, was named for him.

Other places named after him include [[Bainbridge Island, Washington|Bainbridge Island]], Washington, as well as [[Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio|Bainbridge Township]], Ohio; [[Bainbridge, Georgia|Bainbridge]], Georgia, county seat of [[Decatur County, Georgia|Decatur County]]; [[Bainbridge, Indiana|Bainbridge]], Indiana;<ref>{{cite book|last=Werner|first=Nick|title=Best Hikes Near Indianapolis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=48e2Cyp48YYC&pg=PA213|date=3 April 2012|publisher=FalconGuides|isbn=978-0-7627-7355-8|page=213}}</ref> [[Bainbridge (town), New York|Bainbridge]], New York; Bainbridge Street in [[Philadelphia]]; Bainbridge Street in [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], Virginia, and Old Bainbridge Road in [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]], Florida.  Bainbridge Avenue in the Bronx, New York, is also named for William Bainbridge, it runs near Decatur Avenue, named for Stephen Decatur, Jr. in the Norwood section of the Bronx. Bainbridge Street in [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]], Alabama, on which street the state capitol building is located, is also named for Bainbridge. Parallel to that Bainbridge Street and beginning directly to its west are streets named for other Barbary War/War of 1812 naval heroes: Decatur Street, named for [[Stephen Decatur]]; Hull Street, named for [[Isaac Hull]]; McDonough Street, named for [[Thomas Macdonough]]; Lawrence Street, named for [[James Lawrence]] and Perry Street, named for [[Oliver Hazard Perry]]. Bainbridge was also the namesake for [[Fort Bainbridge]], built during the [[Creek War]] near [[Tuskegee, Alabama|Tuskegee]], Alabama.
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