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===Namesakes=== *Dewey International Elementary School, Saint Louis, Missouri. *Dewey Point, Yosemite National Park, California, appeared on the first edition of the Yosemite Valley map in 1907 *Dewey Hall, an academic building at [[Norwich University]], was constructed in 1899, in honor of his victory at Manila Bay. *In 1898, the Borough of [[Hellertown, Pennsylvania]], formed its fire department naming it Dewey Fire Company No. 1 in honor of George Dewey. *Also in 1898, the city of [[Boston, Massachusetts]], named the square besides the nearly complete [[South Station|South Central Station]] as [[Dewey Square]] in his honor.<ref name="o2YW5" /> *Four vessels of the [[United States Navy]] have borne the name {{USS|Dewey||2}}, including the {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|2}} {{USS|Dewey|DDG-105|2}}, laid down on October 4, 2006, launched on January 26, 2008, and commissioned on March 6, 2010. *Dewey Hall and Dewey Field at the [[United States Naval Academy]] in [[Annapolis, Maryland]]. *Dewey Field at [[Naval Station Newport]] in Newport, Rhode Island. *[[Thomasville, Georgia|Thomasville]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], contains the Dewey City subdivision, an area settled in the late 1880s by former slaves. *The [[Dewey Monument]] column in the center of [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco's]] [[Union Square, San Francisco, California|Union Square]] is dedicated to Dewey's victory at Manila Bay. *[[Dewey Beach, Delaware]], is named in honor of Admiral Dewey. *Dewey Street, in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], was renamed in his honor. *Dewey Avenue in [[Norman, Oklahoma]], was named in his honor. *City of [[Dewey, Oklahoma]], was named in his honor. Founded in 1889 by Jacob A. Bartles. *[[Dewey County, Oklahoma]], was named in his honor.<ref name="giq9M" /> *In 1899, Mills Novelty released a [[slot machine]] named The Dewey, in honor of Admiral Dewey. *The main town of [[Culebra, Puerto Rico|Culebra]], [[Puerto Rico]], was named in his honor, however it is known by many locals simply as ''Pueblo''. *The Dewey School in the Castle Rock Business Corridor in [[Castle Rock, Colorado]], was named after Admiral Dewey. The Admiral wrote a warm letter of thanks to the school children that was framed and on the wall of the school for many years until the school closed. *Dewey Avenue in [[Wharton, New Jersey|Wharton]], [[New Jersey]], is named in honor of Admiral Dewey. *Dewey Blvd, now known as [[Roxas Boulevard|Roxas Blvd]], a major seaside thoroughfare in Manila, Philippines, was named after him. *George Dewey High School at the former [[U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay]] in the Philippines was named after him. *A settlement in [[Newton County, Texas]], was established as a sawmill site by the Sabine Tram Company in 1898. It was named Deweyville after George Dewey. *Dewey Lake, a lake in [[St. Louis County, Minnesota]], is named after Admiral Dewey. *The tugboat {{ship||Admiral Dewey|tugboat|2}} was named for him. *Dewey Road at the former [[Naval Training Center San Diego]] in the heart of [[San Diego]]'s new Civic, Arts and Cultural District is named for him. *George Dewey Elementary School, located near the former [[Naval Training Center San Diego]], was named in his honor. Over the years, it has served a student body largely made up of children of Navy and Marine personnel. *[[Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona]], is named in honor of Admiral Dewey. *George Dewey Junior High School was in [[Bremerton, Washington]], until 1977 when it was razed and replaced by Mountain View Middle School. *The [[World War II]] [[Liberty Ship]] {{SS|George Dewey}} was named in his honor. *George Dewey Medical and Wellness Center, Morong, Bataan Philippines. *In 1922, [[Hugh Judson Kilpatrick|Judson Kilpatrick Square]] in [[Harlem|Harlem, New York]] was renamed for Dewey. The [[Charlie Parker|Charlie Parker Quintet]] named a song after it in 1947. It was renamed again to [[A. Philip Randolph|A. Philip Randolph Square]] in 1964.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Philip Randolph Square Highlights : NYC Parks |url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/a-philip-randolph-square/history |access-date=September 29, 2024 |website=www.nycgovparks.org}}</ref>
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