Politicians at the local and state level are all vying to rename Jefferson Davis Highway.
H.B. 2075, a bill introduced by Delegate Joshua Cole (D-Fredericksburg, Stafford), would rename large portions of the highway, known as Route 1
Cole proposes renaming the remaining stretches of the 200-mile highway in Virginia, which stretches between North Carolina and Washington, D.C., to the Emancipation Highway.
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