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==Namesakes== *[[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Waverley Station]] in [[Edinburgh]] takes its name from the novel, as did the streets Waverley Park and Waverley Place, the [[Waverley Line]] between Edinburgh and Carlisle. The [[Scott Monument]] is near the station. *A [[List of ships named PS Waverley|succession of]] [[paddle steamer]]s have been named after the novel, culminating in the present [[PS Waverley|PS ''Waverley'']] *[[Waverly Place]] in [[Greenwich Village]], New York City, was named for the novel in 1833, a year after Scott's death, though the name was misspelled.<ref>"Waverly Place", ''The Street Book'', Henry Moscow.</ref> *The Waverley Pen made by MacNiven & Cameron of Edinburgh was named after the novel, after the Waverley nib was first made in 1850. The pen was marketed from 1864.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/MacNiven_and_Cameron |title=The Waverly Pen by MacNiven and Cameron |publisher=Graceβs Guide to British Industrial History |access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> *The town of [[Waverley, Taranaki|Waverley, New Zealand]] also takes its name from the novel. *In the [[United States]], the following communities were named after the novel: **[[Waverly, Alabama]] **[[Waverly, Florida]] **[[Waverly Hall, Georgia]] **[[Waverly, Iowa]] **[[Waverly, Kentucky]] **[[Waverly, Baltimore|Waverly neighborhood]], Baltimore, Maryland **[[Waverly, Missouri]] **[[Waverly, Nebraska]] (several of its street names also get their name from the novel) **[[Waverly, Tioga County, New York|Waverly, New York]] **[[Waverly, Ohio]] **[[Waverly, Pennsylvania]] **[[Waverly, Tennessee]] **[[Waverly, Virginia]] *The [[Waverley (West Point, Mississippi)]] mansion was named after the novel. *[[Waverly (Marriottsville, Maryland)]], a 1700s slave plantation in America.<ref>{{cite book|title=Maryland: A New Guide to the Old Line State|author1=Earl Arnett |author2=Robert J. Brugger |author3=Edward C. Papenfuse |author3-link=Edward C. Papenfuse |page=425}}</ref> *[[Waverley, New South Wales|Waverley, Sydney New South Wales]], Australia Waverley takes its name from a home built near Old South Head Road in 1827 by [[Barnett Levey]] (or Levy) (1798β1837). It was named Waverley House, after the title of his favourite book, Waverley, by author Sir Walter Scott. Waverley Municipality was proclaimed in June 1859. The house was a distinctive landmark and gave its name to the surrounding suburb. *The neighbouring suburbs of [[Glen Waverley, Victoria|Glen Waverley]] and [[Mount Waverley, Victoria|Mount Waverley]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia. *The village of Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada was named by American immigrant businessman Charles P. Allen after the Book.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://waverleyheritagemuseum.ca/our-collection/life-in-waverley/founder-c-p-allen/ |title=Charles P. Allen |publisher=Waverly Heritage Museum |access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref>
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