List of things named after Queen Anne

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This is a list of places and things named after Queen Anne of Great Britain, who reigned from 1702 to 1714.

Note: Not all things with "Queen Anne" in their name refer to the ruling queen. Anne's great grandmother Anne of Denmark, the queen consort of King James I of England, also lent her name to some things. The plant Queen Anne's Lace is named after Anne of Denmark, for instance, as is Cape Ann, Massachusetts.

1 Art, Architecture, Design, and Fashion
2 Cities
3 City Landmarks
4 Counties
5 Hills
6 Historical Events
7 Ships
8 See also

[edit] Art, Architecture, Design, and Fashion

Queen Anne Style architecture - A construction style popular in Great Britain and the United States from the 1870s until the early 1900s.
Queen Anne Style furniture - A furniture style popular at the beginning of the 18th Century. Lighter and more graceful than its predecessors, its distinguishing characteristics included its curvilinear design, cabriole-style legs, and scallop-shell carvings.

[edit] Cities

Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada - originally Port-Royal, it became Annapolis when the British took sovereignty of Nova Scotia. Annapolis County, Nova Scotia and the Annapolis Valley take their names from the town of Annapolis.
Fort Anne, Nova Scotia - fortification in Annapolis
Annapolis, Maryland, United States; the town of Princess Anne, Maryland, however, is named for Princess Anne of Great Britain, daughter of King George II.
Fort Ann, New York - Both the town and its accompanying village are indirectly named after Anne.

[edit] City Landmarks

Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London - There is a statue in the square of Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III, but the square itself was built in 1708 and named for Anne.
Queen Square, Bristol, UK - This was the first residential square built outside London, in 1702. Anne paid a visit to the site during construction.
Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster, London, UK - a short street created by merging a square with an inn-yard. A bust of the Queen stands half way along.
Queen Anne's Corner, Norwell, Massachusetts - a crossroads in the Accord section of the town.
Queen Anne Square, a park in downtown Newport, Rhode Island.