Who is your school named after?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know who Stanton Elementary School is named after? My googling has failed me and the school is not listed on the pdf list posted earlier.

https://www.nps.gov/places/fort-stanton.htm

The neighborhood around the school is Ft. Stanton, named for one of DC's Civil War Forts (in the National Park Services Fort Circle Parks). That Ft. is named after Edwin M. Stanton, who was the Secretary of War during the Lincoln administration and for most of the Civil War.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Stanton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Stanton_(Washington,_D.C.)

[Anonymous]

Anyone know Langley? The school has been called that since the 30s or 40s I believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When ever I go to a school I wonder who it's named for. In DC it's a real grab-bag, from the notable to the forgettable. Do you know who your school is named for? Here are some of the ones I know off the top of my head:

Wilson, Roosevelt, Coolidge -- Easy, the presidents
Hardy -- Rose L Hardy, early 20th century DCPS administrator
Deal -- Alice Deal, early 20th century DCPS administrator
Stoddert -- Benjamin Stoddert, first secretary of the Navy
Mann -- Horace Mann, educator
Key -- Francis Scott Key, author of the national anthem
Hearst - Phoebe Hearst, mother of William Randolph Hearst and philanthropist


Who else?

John Tyler, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When ever I go to a school I wonder who it's named for. In DC it's a real grab-bag, from the notable to the forgettable. Do you know who your school is named for? Here are some of the ones I know off the top of my head:

Wilson, Roosevelt, Coolidge -- Easy, the presidents
Hardy -- Rose L Hardy, early 20th century DCPS administrator
Deal -- Alice Deal, early 20th century DCPS administrator
Stoddert -- Benjamin Stoddert, first secretary of the Navy
Mann -- Horace Mann, educator
Key -- Francis Scott Key, author of the national anthem
Hearst - Phoebe Hearst, mother of William Randolph Hearst and philanthropist


Who else?

John Tyler, too.

John Tyler was the 10th President of the United States.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know Langley? The school has been called that since the 30s or 40s I believe.

The unincorporated community in VA where CIA headquarters is located, probably doe s not provide a clue, as that Langley was named for an estate in England: "In 1719, Thomas Lee purchased a nearly 3,000-acre tract from the sixth Lord Fairfax and named it "Langley" after his family's estate in England." https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2008-featured-story-archive/original-headquarters-building.html

So, it could be named for the third director of the Smithsonian Institute, astrophysicist Samuel Pierport Langley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Pierpont_Langley

But, not sure.

[Anonymous]

Bruce Monroe-No idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bruce Monroe-No idea.

Senator Blanche Bruce and President James Monroe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bruce Monroe-No idea.

Senator Blanche Bruce and President James Monroe

Yep, I recall that Senator Bruce was the 1st or one of the earliest African American senators...

[Anonymous]

Robert Brent - First Mayor of DC, who was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Brent

[Anonymous]

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