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Things Named For Benjamin Stoddert

  • Two Navy ships: USS Stoddert (DD-302), 1920–1935, and USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22), 1964–1991
  • Fort Stoddert in the Mississippi Territory (today Alabama)
  • Benjamin Stoddert Middle School in Waldorf, Maryland
  • Benjamin Stoddert Middle School in Temple Hills, Maryland
  • Benjamin Stoddert Elementary School in Washington D.C.

In the Georgetown section of Washington, DC, there was a Stoddert Street named after Benjamin Stoddert.. In the Georgetown street renaming of 1895 the name was changed to Q Street NW. An apartment building that today stands at 2900 Q Street NW is named The Stoddert.38°54′37″N 77°03′31″W / 38.910354°N 77.058481°W / 38.910354; -77.058481

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