Assembly Halls are scattered all over Georgetown and Penang (and Malaysia in general), but "Assembly Hall" is a somewhat sterile term that does not cut to the heart of how cool these buildings are.

BBC: Penang: Malaysia in miniature

Which is why the Ohio General Assembly authorized that a stretch of State Route 2 in Lorain County -- David Hall's home county -- be named, now and forever, to honor him.

CNN: In Ohio, signs of soldiers' sacrifice