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1. www.wsls.com › news › localVirginia county plans to rename Lee Highway for abolitionist

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   Jun 13, 2021 · ARLINGTON, Va. – A northern Virginia county is paving the way to rename a major highway that currently shares a name with Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The Arlington County Board said at...

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3. www.restonnow.com › 2023/06/15 › county-willCounty will officially rename Lee and Lee-Jackson Memorial ...

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   Jun 15, 2023 · The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted on Sept. 13 to drop the highway names, which were homages to Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, but the Commonwealth...

4. theroanoker.com › streets-of-roanoke-lee-highwayStreets of Roanoke: Lee Highway - TheRoanoker.com

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   Mar 7, 2018 · Lee Highway was named for the Confederate general, Robert E. Lee. The Lee Highway Association’s effort was more promotional than actual infrastructure. The initial goal was to piece together already existing two-lane highways in various states to create, in name, one highway.

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5. www.local3news.com › local-news › local-3-in-yourThe History of Lee Highway | Local 3 In Your Town ...

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   Jan 21, 2019 · The highway, to honor General Robert E Lee, was originally designed to travel from his burial site in Washington to the gulf in New Orleans. Late in 1920, the route was set between Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee, and Knoxville via Kingsport, Rogersville, Tate Springs, and Rutledge.

6. www.wtvr.com › news › local-newsVirginia county votes to rename Lee Highway for abolitionist

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   Jul 18, 2021 · Posted at 8:25 AM, Jul 18, 2021. and last updated 5:40 AM, Jul 18, 2021. ARLINGTON, Va. -- Officials in a northern Virginia county near the nation’s capital voted Saturday to rename a major...

7. www.wusa9.com › article › newsLee Highway to be renamed after John Langston | wusa9.com

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   Jul 19, 2021 · ARLINGTON, Va. — Officials in a northern Virginia county near the nation’s capital voted Saturday to rename a major highway that currently shares a name with Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee...

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   Where did the Lee Highway start?

   • The highway, to honor General Robert E Lee, was originally designed to travel from his burial site in Washington to the gulf in New Orleans. Late in 1920, the route was set between Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee, and Knoxville via Kingsport, Rogersville, Tate Springs, and Rutledge.

   The History of Lee Highway | Local 3 In Your Town | local3news.com

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   Where is Robert Lee located?

   • Robert Lee is a city in and the county seat of Coke County, Texas, United States. The founders named the city after Robert E. Lee, who is thought to have set up camp for a time near the current townsite on the Colorado River.

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   Why was the National Highway named after General Lee?

   • By the end of 1918, he had conceived an idea to build a direct highway, named in honor of General Lee, from Washington to Memphis where it would meet the original line of the Southern National Highway that would take the route through Roswell, New Mexico to San Diego.

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   How much would it cost to change the name of Lee Highway?

   • The highway, which also carries the U.S. 29 designation, was named Lee Highway in the 1920s. The new name would be Langston Boulevard. Arlington County estimates the name change will cost $300,000. The name change would only cover the parts of Lee Highway that run through Arlington County, where Lee lived for many years.

   Virginia county votes to rename Lee Highway for abolitionist

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9. news.yahoo.com › virginia-county-plans-rename-leeVirginia county plans to rename Lee Highway for abolitionist

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   Jun 12, 2021 · ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia county near the nation's capital is paving the way to rename a major highway that currently shares a name with Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. .