Lee Highway in Arlington County Renamed Langston Boulevard

Route 29 in Arlington County has been officially renamed Langston Boulevard after the county board voted to drop a confederate general’s name.

The road’s new name honors John M. Langston, the first Black person elected to Congress from Virginia, officials say.

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Arlington County officials say the name change will better reflect community values.

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Lee Highway was named in 1922 after confederate general Robert E. Lee, according to the Lee Highway Alliance.

The cost to rename the road is estimated at $300,000.