Legacy
Several geographical locations were named for him, including the towns of Jay in Maine, New York, and Vermont; Jay County, Indiana and Jay Street in Brooklyn. The colonial Fort Jay on Governors Island is also named for him. Mount John Jay, also known as Boundary Peak 18, a summit on the border between Alaska and British Columbia, Canada, is also named for him, as is Jay Peak in northern Vermont.
On December 12, 1958, the United States Postal Service released a 15ยข Liberty Issue postage stamp honoring Jay.
High schools named after Jay are located in Cross River and Hopewell Junction, New York and San Antonio, Texas.
Exceptional undergraduates at Columbia University are designated John Jay Scholars, and one of that university's undergraduate dormitories is known as John Jay Hall. In 1964, the City University of New York's College of Police Science was officially renamed the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The John Jay Center on the campus of Robert Morris University and the John Jay Institute for Faith, Society & Law are also named for him.
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