Road Name Battle Brewing in Utah-- Part 1

From December 21, 2009, Salt Lake City Tribune.

It's the state versus the SUVCW, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (the counterpart of my SCV, Sons of Confederate Veterans). The road in question is US Highway 6 which since the 1950s has been called the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Highway, named after the fraternal organization set up by members of the Union Army after the Civil War.

It would seem that recently, Utah's lawmakers decided to name part (or all of it, the article wasn't too clear on how much) after retired colleague Mike Dmitri. They claimed they did not know the road already had a name.

However, this did not escape the attention of the state's SUVCW and they called them on it. Officer Eric Richhart, whose great-great grandfather served in the Union Army, said the Grand Army of the Republic Highways stretches from coast to coast, including the section through Utah. He has had a request for new GAR signs was recently turned down by the Utah Department of Transportation.

The group's national president has sent a letter to Governor Gary Hebert objecting it.

Sounds Like the Makings of a Civil War Right There in Utah. More to Come --RoadDog