Philip Kearny - Legacy and Honors

Legacy and Honors

• The town of Kearny, New Jersey, is named in his honor. A statue honoring him was erected outside the main branch of the Kearny post office. The Kearny Museum contains a display of furniture from his Belle Grove home, donated by his granddaughter and second wife, as well as other Kearny memorabilia.
• Fort Kearny, near Tenleytown, D.C., was named in his honor. It was part of the ring of defenses protecting the city of Washington, D.C.
• Fort Phil Kearny in Wyoming was named for him; it existed only two years.
• A statue of Kearny represents New Jersey in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol.
• A statue of Kearny stands in Military Park, Newark, New Jersey.
• A small monument in Ox Hill Battlefield Park commemorates Kearny's death.
• A bas-relief on the First New Jersey Brigade monument at Gettysburg commemorates Kearny's leadership, although he was killed prior to that battle.
• The General Philip Kearny Public School in Philadelphia was named for him when built in 1921.
• During World War II, the United States Navy named a Liberty Ship the SS Philip Kearny.
• Kearny County, Kansas, is named for him.