List of Things Named After Queen Anne - Places

Places

  • Annapolis, Maryland, United States, which originally bore several other names, was given its present name in 1694 by Sir Francis Nicholson, in honour of the then Princess Anne.
  • Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada – originally Port-Royal, it became Annapolis Royal after its capture by the British from the French in 1710. Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Annapolis River, and the Annapolis Valley take their names from the town of Annapolis Royal.
  • Fort Ann, New York – Both the town and its accompanying village are indirectly named after Anne.
  • Fort Anne, Nova Scotia – fortification in Annapolis Royal.
  • Princess Anne County, Virginia (now defunct), named before her accession. The town of Princess Anne, Maryland, however, is named for Princess Anne of Great Britain, daughter of King George II.
  • Queen Anne, Maryland, on the border of Talbot and Queen Anne's County, Maryland. There is a statue of Queen Anne in front of the Queen Anne's County courthouse in Centreville, Maryland, which was dedicated in 1977. The dedication ceremony was attended by Anne, Princess Royal, daughter of Elizabeth II.
  • Queen Anne, Prince George's County, Maryland – Colonial port town established in 1706 near the tidal limit of the Patuxent River in Maryland, the town was later named Hardesty and never grew beyond the initial few houses and taverns. The county itself was named for her husband.
  • Fluvanna County, Virginia named after the Fluvanna River.

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