There is a Downing School in Runnymeade, NJ. This was named after the widow of Dana Downing, son of William Seward Downing. Dana died at the age of 32 leaving a young widow and an 18m old daughter. Not being trained in a profession, Grace Downing began teaching in the one room schools. Thirty years later she was principal of the elmentary school in Runnymeade. When it was time for her to retire, the school district in honor of her dedication to the children of the community, renamed the school the Grace Downing Elementary School. Linda