Virginia reacts to restoring Confederate-linked military base names

Entrance -- Fort Lee, Va. by Boston Public Library is licensed under Flikr
The Department of Defense spent an estimated $39 million to change the names of military installations that honored Confederate figures.
 

In Virginia, Fort Lee became Fort Gregg-Adams, Fort Pickett was renamed Fort Barfoot, and Fort A.P. Hill was changed to Fort Walker.

The cost for changing Fort Lee to Fort Gregg-Adams alone was approximately $1.5 million.

Beyond federal expenses for updating installation gates, facilities, streets, signs and technology, states also incurred costs for highway signage changes.

I found that the Virginia Department of Transportation spent $200,000 to change road signs for Fort Gregg-Adams.

Reports show North Carolina spent $450,000 to change 86 highway traffic signs from Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty.

The potential reversal has generated mixed reactions from the public.

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