It is time we take the initiative to stop honoring white supremacy in our state and a man who divided the country into two all for the support of slavery. Hyatt Place Fredericksburg-Mary Washington offers terrific lodging in Virginia, hot breakfast, free Wi-Fi, ... 1241 Jefferson Davis Highway Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States, 22401 Phone +1 540 654 3333. The state Commonwealth Transportation Board voted Wednesday to change the name of Jefferson Davis Highway through Arlington to Richmond Highway. Jefferson Davis, was the former President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.

Eventually the Jefferson Davis National Highway was extended north along the Pacific Coast via U.S. 99, with the designation completed in 1939 in Washington State. Davis… (Brittany Greeson/The Washington ... Highway across the northern states, Dorsey said. The South has risen to challenge a Snohomish lawmaker. This highway is honoring the name of a man who raged war on the United States and condoned slavery. Fredericksburg's leaders adopted a resolution urging state lawmakers to remove the name Jefferson Davis Highway from Route 1 statewide. The Jefferson Davis Highway stood to honor this famous American, from that day until Friday February 15, 2002, when the Washington State House of Representatives unanimously voted to recommend to the state Department of Transportation that the highway be renamed. Cars drive toward Occoquan Road on Jefferson Davis Highway, which soon will become Richmond Highway. Skip to comments. View Details. Because the route had an existing number (following adoption of the U.S. numbered highway system in …

Southerners indignant at plan to rename Washington state's Jefferson Davis Highway HeraldNet ^ | 1/31/02 | Susanna Ray Posted on 01/31/2002 4:17:10 AM PST by shuckmaster.