[DOC] [TLE] John Evans (governor) - Wikipedia [PAR] John Evans (March 9, 1814  July 2, 1897) was an American politician, physician
, founder of various hospitals and medical associations, railroad promoter, 
Governor of the Territory of Colorado, and namesake of Evanston, Illinois, 
Evanston, Wyoming, Evans, Colorado, .... In World War II, the United States liberty 
ship SS John Evans was named in... [DOC] [TLE] John Evans | Archives - Colorado.gov [PAR] Dr. John Evans was also one of the founders of Northwestern University, where 
he chaired ... The college town of Evanston, Illinois, was named in his honor. ... 
word that Congress had passed an act providing for a Colorado State 
Government. [DOC] [TLE] John Evans and the Sand Creek Massacre - Northwestern University [PAR] Committee releases study on involvement of leading University founder in the 
1864 ... of the involvement of John Evans in the Sand Creek Massacre and in the 
history of Northwestern University in May. ... The city of Evanston is named for 
him. [DOC] [TLE] John Evans (1814 - 1897) - Genealogy - Geni [PAR] Feb 6, 2015 ... Genealogy for John Evans (1814 - 1897) family tree on Geni, with over 150 ... He 
advocated the founding of Northwestern University & chose a suburb of Chicago 
as it's location. The suburb was thus named Evanston in his honor. ... of that city 
he became prominently identified with the Illinois State and the... [DOC] [TLE] A Brief History of Evanston - the Evanston Public Library [PAR] After the War of 1812, the United States acquired the French lands around Lake 
... The nine founders, including John Evans, Orrington Lunt, and Andrew Brown, 
hoped their ... Evans. On February 15, 1857, the town of Evanston was named. ... 
In the same year Northwestern University opened, another Methodist school was
... [DOC] [TLE] John Evans | United States government official, educator, and ... [PAR] Governor of Colorado Territory, 186265, founder of Northwestern University (
Evanston, Ill.), physician, and railroad ... (14,260 feet [4,350 m]), are named for 
him. ... John Evans, a founder of Northwestern University and a territorial 
governor of ... Constituent state of the United States of America, on the 
northeastern edge of... [DOC] [TLE] A Great American Family: The Evans of Colorado | - Ivy | Preppy Blog [PAR] Jun 17, 2012 ... John Evans Jr. (C), at commencement exercises of Univ of Denver. John Evans III
. ... There have been other notable Evans not named John. .... Before all of this, 
including Chicago, he was instrumental in getting the Central State Hospital for 
the Insane started in Indiana and was the first superintendent of it. [DOC] [TLE] Evanston and Freemasonry, 150 years of Unity - Evanston, IL Patch [PAR] Apr 11, 2013 ... The board of the newly chartered Northwestern University ... Evanston, named 
after University founder Dr. John Evans, was first .... His achievements were vast 
and touched many locations in the 19th century United States. [DOC] [TLE] A Legacy Revisited - DailyNorthShore [PAR] Jun 12, 2015 ... John Evans' legacy is permanently intertwined with Northwestern University and 
Evanstonafter who the city is named. ... A leading founder, chair of its Board of 
Trustees, and a major donor ... Pennsylvania State University and author of A 
Misplaced Massacre: Struggling Over the Memory of Sand Creek. [DOC] [TLE] Evanston, IL - Encyclopedia of Chicago [PAR] On August 11, 1853, the embryonic Northwestern University purchased and ... 
1863, the town (named in honor of John Evans, a central founder of Northwestern
) grew ... that was granted to the university by the Illinois State Legislature in 1855
. [DOC] [TLE] Illinois Digital Archives :: Evanston Area History [PAR] Records 101 - 151 of 177 ... A service of the Illinois State Library and the Office of the Illinois Secretary of 
StateILLINOIS DIGITAL ARCHIVES ... Pamphlet with short history of John Evans, 
including a letter ... John Evans Chapel Named to Honor Dean J. A. James ... 
Northwestern University and Evanston Through the Years. [DOC] [TLE]

Question: Evanston in this state was named for John Evans, a founder of Northwestern University
Answer: Illinois