09-09-2017 00:37 via deseretnews.com

Nevada panel reviewing name change for Jeff Davis Peak

RENO, Nev. — A far-off mountain peak in Nevada's Great Basin National Park is getting more attention since deadly race-based violence in Virginia last month sparked new calls for the removal of Confederate monuments.Nevada's Board of Geographic Names is reviewing a pair of proposals to change the name of the remote peak near the Utah line named after Confederate leader Jefferson Davis, and a federal panel that would have the final say about re-designating Jeff Davis Peak already is researc
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