Jeff Davis

A Lake Tahoe area, CA mountain that was named after the president of the Confederacy is to be renamed, officials announced Thursday. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names approved changing the name of ‘Jeff Davis Peak’ to ‘Da-ek Dow Go-et Mountain’, meaning to “saddle between points” in the Washoe language. Related: Squaw Valley, CA To Consider Changing Name Since “Squaw” […]