Gerald Ford - Honors

Honors

Ford was honored with a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in 1999. And the following facilities were named after him:

  • Gerald R. Ford Freeway (Nebraska)
  • Gerald R. Ford Freeway (Michigan)
  • Gerald Ford Memorial Highway, I-70 in Eagle County, Colorado
  • Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Gerald R. Ford Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
  • Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail, Colorado, in Ford Park, also named after him
  • Gerald R. Ford Institute of Public Policy, Albion College
  • USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
  • Gerald R. Ford Elementary School, Indian Wells, California
  • Gerald Ford Boys and Girls Club, La Quinta, California
  • Gerald R. Ford Middle School, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Gerald Ford Drive, Coachella Valley, California (Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert)
  • Gerald R. Ford Council, Boy Scouts of America The council where he was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. (Includes the following Michigan counties: Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana and Ottawa). Council Headquarters is located in Walker, Michigan.

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