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Restoring Jefferson Davis name sparks national debate
Washington July 6 a long appeal to President Roosevelt follows Confederate reunions urging restoration of Jefferson Davis name to the Cabin John bridge memorial. Articles recount the era’s erasures by Meigs and Caleb Smith and note Davis as War Secretary under Pierce while praising the aqueduct project now known as Cabin John Bridge Union Arch.
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