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This is a list of places in the
United States named for
DeWitt Clinton . His role in the construction of the
Erie Canal created accessible Eastern seaboard markets for Midwestern agriculture and he was widely admired by settlers, especially those hailing from
New York .
Some of these places may have been named for both DeWitt Clinton and his uncle
George Clinton , an important figure in the founding of the
United States .
Counties and municipalities
Clinton County, Illinois
[1]
Clinton County, Indiana
Clinton County, Iowa
Clinton County, Kentucky
Clinton County, Michigan
Clinton County, Missouri
Clinton County, Pennsylvania
DeWitt County, Illinois
[2]
Clinton Charter Township, Michigan
Clinton Township, Lenawee County, Michigan
Clinton Township, New Jersey
City of
Clinton, Arkansas
City of
Clinton, Indiana
City of
Clinton, Illinois
City of
Clinton, Iowa
City of
Clinton, Missouri
City of
Clinton, Mississippi
Community of
Clinton, Pennsylvania
City of
DeWitt, Arkansas
City of
DeWitt, Iowa
Town of
Clinton, Louisiana
Town of
Clinton, Massachusetts
City of
DeWitt, Michigan
Town of
Clinton, New Jersey
Town of
Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin
Village of
Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan
Village of
DeWitt, Illinois
Village of
Clinton, Kansas
Village of
Clinton, Wisconsin
Village of Clintonville, KY
Town of
Clinton, Connecticut
[3]
City of
Port Clinton, Ohio
Borough of
Port Clinton, Pennsylvania
Town of
Clinton, Kentucky
City of
Clinton, Tennessee
City of
Clinton, Maryland
Hamlet of
Dewittville, New York
Streets and parks
Clinton Avenue and Clinton Square in
Albany ,
New York
Clinton Avenue in
Fair Haven, Connecticut
Clinton St. in
Chicago (which benefited greatly from the
Erie Canal )
Clinton St. in
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Clinton Square,
Syracuse, New York
DeWitt Clinton Park ,
Manhattan (located in the
Clinton neighborhood)
DeWitt's Dog Run,
Manhattan (a dog run located within DeWitt Clinton Park)
DeWitt Road,
Webster, New York
Clintonville Street , Whitestone, New York
DeWitt Avenue
East New York ,
Brooklyn
Clinton St. in
Grand Mound, Iowa
Schools
Other
Clinton, a neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan also known as
Hell's Kitchen .
Clinton House ,
Ithaca, New York (former hotel adjacent to the
Ithaca Commons ).
Clinton River in
Michigan
Clinton String Quartet of
Syracuse, New York
DeWitt Clinton Lodge of Sandwich, Massachusetts
DeWitt Clinton Masonic Lodge #141 Goochland, Virginia
Former
Dewitt Clinton Hotel (now Dewitt Clinton Apartments) in Albany, NY
Governor DeWitt Clinton Houses , a New York City Housing Authority
(NYCHA) development located in Harlem, Manhattan.
Clinton Grove in Weare, NH and
Clinton Grove Academy , also in Weare, NH.
The Dewitt Clinton - Apartment building in Astoria, Queens, NYC built c. 1928
See also
References