Legacy and Eponymous Locations
His son was Commodore William H. Macomb.
In World War II, the United States liberty ship SS Alexander Macomb was named in his honor. See, List of Liberty ships: M-R.
Alexander Macomb has been the source for the name of a number of communities, institutions around the country, and a ship, including:
- Macomb Township and Macomb County, Michigan
- Macomb Community College
- Macomb, Illinois
- Macomb Mountain (New York)
- Village of McComb, Ohio
- The Alexander Macomb Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is situated in Mount Clemens, Michigan, and was founded in June, 1899.
- Macomb Hall, a dormitory on the Plattsburgh State college campus, several miles from the shore of Lake Champlain.
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