Names

Street names don't get more "late capitalism" than this.

This 17th-century temple gave the area of Ganeshkhind its name.

The 570-ton boulder that gave a New Jersey town its name.

A monument commemorating how a frontier town got its unusual name.

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

How did 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes become so beloved in Paraguay?

This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.

This observation tower is a longstanding, 1960s landmark in the Thousand Islands region of Canada.

This classic Kansas City song reference is the place for anyone who wants to stand at the corner of 12th Street and Vine.

A large boar commemorates the city's founding and the origin of its name.

This colorful monument commemorates a little-known story from the life of Abraham Lincoln.

After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.

While seemingly a cruel joke, this bench actually honors an esteemed member of the community who passed away in 2006.

Where the Border Reivers of the Johnstone clan used to hide their stolen cattle.