News From Around The South 8/2 to 8/9

News From Around The South 8/2 to 8/9

VIRGINIA: County Commission Contends With Confederate Side Street Names McLEAN, Va.— It came as a surprise to Mottrom Drive resident Beau Fitzpatrick that he lives on a street named for a Confederate soldier. “Really? I always assumed it was named for an apple, or...
News From Around the South 7/26 to 8/2

News From Around the South 7/26 to 8/2

MISSISSIPPI: Civil War-Era Letters to Governors Provide Broader History Residents around Mississippi are getting a clearer view of the state’s history during the Civil War era thanks to an ongoing project through the Mississippi Department of Archives and...