# Jefferson Davis losing a tribute in NoVA **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 17, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jefferson-davis-losing-a-tribute-in-nova/766188 "2016-09-17T19:25:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jefferson-davis-losing-a-tribute-in-nova/766188/1 "2016-09-17T19:25:28Z")
And it’s about damn time. Route 1 (which runs north-south along the entire East Coast if I’m not mistaken) has a bit of it that runs through Alexandria, Virginia. It is a major thoroughfare stretching probably a good 15 miles or so, perhaps even longer, that is extensively used by commuters, shoppers, and everyone else for that matter. It runs runs to National Airport, the Pentagon, and - well, you get it. It’s a big road. And it is named the Jefferson Davis Highway. Today the Alexandria City Council voted unanimously to rename its section of the road. Name still TBD. Also, a notable statue in the middle of a particularly busy part of the road, honoring Confederate soldiers, will be moved to a museum. > **[Alexandria will seek to move Confederate statue and rename Jefferson Davis...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/alexandria-will-seek-to-move-confederate-statue-and-rename-jefferson-davis-highway/2016/09/17/fec35310-7b53-11e6-ac8e-cf8e0dd91dc7_story.html)** > > The City Council voted unanimously to relocate the Confederate soldier in historic Old Town but may have trouble getting approval from the Virginia legislature. Three cheers for the Alexandria City Council! Jefferson Davis should not be edited out of history books, but he certainly doesn’t merit being honored with having his name on street signs. There’s more than enough heroes in the US who are more deserving of such recognition. One possibility is Francis C. Hammond, an Alexandria native who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Korean War and now rests in Arlington Cemetery. A Navy corpsman serving with the 1st Marine Division, he dodged machine gun and artillery fire from superior forces, saving lives of his Marines. He did not leave the battlefield despite being wounded and his position reinforced, and ultimately succumbed to his wounds. Sounds like a much better man than Jefferson Davis. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jefferson-davis-losing-a-tribute-in-nova/766188/2 "2016-09-18T00:15:46Z")
New name TBd. Maybe they should have a contest. I vote for Roady McRoadface. Scroll down a little over halfway to see what happened. > **[Royal Research Ship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Research_Ship)** > > A Royal Research Ship (RRS) is a merchant navy vessel of the United Kingdom that conducts scientific research for His Majesty's Government. Organisations operating such ships include; the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). A warrant from the monarch is required before a ship can be designated as an RRS. > In the 1950s and 1960s the Royal Research Ships of the day were owned by the Admiralty, partially manag... ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jefferson-davis-losing-a-tribute-in-nova/766188/3 "2016-09-18T00:33:41Z")
Good on them. If the soldiers were conscripts, I would leave their memorial. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jefferson-davis-losing-a-tribute-in-nova/766188/4 "2016-09-18T01:02:58Z")
Next: all the bars & stars state flags. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jefferson-davis-losing-a-tribute-in-nova/766188/5 "2016-09-18T01:15:20Z")
You do know that Davis fans will now ask the State to override the city.