MCLEAN, Va. — The names of Confederate leaders are being stripped from schools and major highways throughout Virginia. But when it comes to the many side streets in the state that carry Confederate names, it's a different story.
In northern Virginia, a county commission identified scores of streets named for members of the Confederacy, often obscure and forgotten, including streets named Lawton, Bullock and Van Dorn.
The county is letting each street come forward to petition for a name change if it chooses. So far none has.
In neighboring Loudoun County, though, the board is poised to change the names on nearly a dozen side streets, even though homeowners are not seeking a change.
Author's Note: The video below is on file from June 4, 2020.
