Roger Sherman - Places and Things Named in Honor of Roger Sherman

Places and Things Named in Honor of Roger Sherman

  • Sherman Avenue in New Haven and Sherman and Sherman Avenue in neighboring Hamden.
  • The town of Sherman, Connecticut is named in honor of Roger Sherman.
  • Sherman Street in Canton, Massachusetts is named in honor of Roger Sherman.
  • Sherman Avenue in central Madison, Wisconsin is named in honor of Roger Sherman. Most of the main streets in downtown Madison are named after signers of the United States Constitution.
  • The official name of the policy debate team at Western Connecticut State University is the "Roger Sherman Debate Society".
  • Roger Sherman Elementary School of Fairfield, Connecticut is named in honor of Roger Sherman.
  • Roger Sherman Inn of New Canaan, Connecticut is named in honor of Roger Sherman.
  • The Roger Sherman House on Howe Street in New Haven is named in honor of Roger Sherman.
  • Statues of Sherman can be found at the National Constitution Center National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol (one of two allowed the state of Connecticut in the collection), and the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford.
  • The Town and Village of Sherman, NY was named for Roger Sherman
  • Sherman House, residence hall on University of Connecticut Storrs campus
  • Roger Sherman St. Orange Park, Florida Heritage Hils neighborhood.

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