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=== Memorials === [[File:34 - 20180728 - Indiana, PA.jpg|thumb|upright|Stewart's statue at his hometown of Indiana, Pennsylvania]] Stewart has several memorials in his childhood hometown, Indiana, Pennsylvania. On May 20, 1995, his 87th birthday, [[The Jimmy Stewart Museum]] was established.{{sfn|Smith|2005|p=207}} The museum is located near his birthplace, his childhood home, and the former location of his father's hardware store.{{sfn|Smith|2005|p=208}} The museum has six galleries that include photos, memorabilia, personal mementos, movie posters, props, scripts, costumes and much more. Stewart had contributed significant donations to his hometown, and had done it quietly as he didn't want the publicity. A large statue of Stewart stands on the lawn of the Indiana County Courthouse, and a plaque marks his birthplace.{{sfn|Smith|2005|pp=19, 208}} In 1983, Jimmy Stewart came back to Indiana to celebrate his 75th birthday and unveiled the statue along with getting a phone call from then President Ronald Reagan to congratulate him on his birthday. 2011, the United States Post Office located at 47 South 7th Street in Indiana, Pennsylvania, was designated the "James M. 'Jimmy' Stewart Post Office Building".<ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmy' Stewart Post Office Building |date=January 4, 2011 |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5606 |access-date=January 2, 2020 |archive-date=January 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102144756/https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5606 |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, the [[Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport]] was named in his honor.{{sfn|Dewey|1996|p=33}} His personal Cessna-310 airplane is refurbished and on display outside the airport that bears his name. His childhood home is still standing and overlooks his beloved hometown.
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