ALL THINGS WAYNE

Here is some trivia you may not know about Anthony Wayne.

1) He is the only American general buried in two places:

A) Erie, Pennsylvania

B) Radnor, Pennsylvania

2) Anthony Wayne's Great-great grandfather was John Wayne.

3) Marian Morrison when a young man breaking into films chose the stage name Anthony Wayne. Thinking this sounded too Italian he chose a nice "American" name like John.

4) Batman named after Anthony Wayne...come on! Batman's creator chose the name Bruce from Robert the Bruce and Wayne from Anthony Wayne. Bruce Wayne, the character has a grandfather who is a Revolutionary War hero. Yes General Anthony Wayne.

5) Wayne was incredibly popular in the 1920's and 30's. Companies were named after him, products from cars to bubble gum and washing machines, books, magazines, banks and stock to name a few.

Places in the United States named after Anthony Wayne

Please feel free to contact us if you wish to contribute a name to the list. There are literally hundreds of towns, counties, schools, buildings, and landmarks named in honor of General Anthony Wayne. Many of these towns were founded from 1794-1796 following Wayne's victory at Fallen Timbers. Please submit to:

rmadanthony@aol.com

Georgia
Wayne County, Waynesboro, Waynesville

Illinois
Wayne County, Wayne City

Indiana
Wayne County, Waynetown

Fort Wayne

Iowa
Wayne County

Kentucky
Wayne County

Maine
Wayne

Michigan
Wayne County, Wayne

Mississippi
Wayne County, Waynesboro

Nebraska
Wayne County, Wayne

New York
Wayne County, Wayne

North Carolina
Wayne County, Waynesville

Ohio
Wayne County, Wayne, Waynesburg, Waynesville

Oklahoma
Wayne

Pennsylvania
Wayne County, Wayne, Waynesboro, Waynesburg, Wayne Heights, Anthony Wayne School, Anthony Wayne Terrace

Tennessee
Wayne County, Waynesboro

Utah
Wayne County

Virginia
Waynesboro

West Virginia
Wayne County, Wayne

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