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Jervis or Jarvis in DeKalb County is now Butler. The town was also previously known as Oak Hill and Norristown. [55] Kekionga, the capital of the Miami tribe, is now Fort Wayne. [56] Newport in Wayne County is now Fountain City. It was originally called New Garden. [56] (There is another Newport in Vermillion County.) Vienna in DeKalb County is ...
The City and County of Denver, capital of the U.S. state of Colorado, has 78 official neighborhoods used for planning and administration. [1] The system of neighborhood boundaries and names dates to 1970 when city planners divided the city into 73 groups of one to four census tracts, called "statistical neighborhoods," most of which are ...
Troost Avenue was originally named after a slave-owner and now more than 1,600 residents want to see the street name changed. Here are what steps need to take place to make that a reality.
There are 314 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Denver, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Downtown Denver includes 151 of these properties and districts, including the National Historic Landmark and 2 that extend into other regions; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere. Another 7 ...
The Hanover County School Board voted to rename the schools and change their mascots. Lee-Davis was home of the Confederates, and Stonewall Jackson was home of the Rebels. Lee-Davis had been founded in 1959 as an all-white school. A petition to rename Lee-Davis had amassed roughly 25,000 signatures. [175] [176] [177] Jefferson Davis HS
The United States Office of Management and Budget has delineated the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area consisting of ten Colorado counties: the City and County of Denver, Arapahoe County, Jefferson County, Adams County, Douglas County, the City and County of Broomfield, Elbert County, Park County, Clear Creek County ...
Over 14,000 people signed an online petition in June 2020 to rename Dundas Street, a major street in downtown Toronto. [70] The petition arose from a Black Lives Matter protest on 5 June 2020, where Dundas Street was the site of the march. [71] The protest was documented by Mark Terry in the film Scotland, Slavery, and Statues. [72]
The street was originally named after former Indiana University president David Starr Jordan, who was controversial for his role in the American eugenics movement. Former IU coach Bob Knight was ...