Virginia county votes to remove Lee, Jackson highway names

Virginia county votes to remove Lee, Jackson highway names

Fairfax County's Board of Supervisors has voted to change the name of two major highways recognizing Confederate generals.

Virginia County Renames Highways Named for Confederate Generals

Fairfax County, Virginia is a stone’s throw from Washington, DC. The county is home to over 25,000 federal government employees and the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency. One hundred sixty years ago, the county was an important battlefield in a war where secessionist traitors fought the federal…Read more...

Virginia county votes to remove Lee, Jackson highway names

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Fairfax County's Board of Supervisors has voted to change the name of two major highways recognizing Confederate generals. The 9-1 vote Tuesday would change the name of Lee Highway in the county to Route 29 and Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway to Route 50.

Virginia county votes to remove Lee, Jackson highway names

FAIRFAX (AP) Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors has voted to change the name of two major highways recognizing Confederate generals. The 9-1 vote Sept. 13 would change the name of Lee Highway in the county to Route 29 and Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway to Route 50. The route numbers have already been linked to the highways ...