HR1523: HR1523 Victoria Travis Jackson Memorial Highway; Fulton County; dedicate

This resolution honors Mrs. Victoria Travis Jackson, an Atlanta native born in 1932 who worked on civil rights and education causes, including efforts against the segregation-era "Peyton Wall" and improving textbooks and school facilities in underserved communities. It notes she collaborated with figures such as Mayor Maynard Jackson and Congressman John Lewis, and that she returned to college at age 79. The resolution's operative effect is to dedicate the portion of State Route 139 between State Route 280 and Fairburn Road in Fulton County as the Victoria Travis Jackson Memorial Highway. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Mrs. Jackson's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the section of State Route 139 between State Route 280 and Fairburn Road in Fulton County as the Victoria Travis Jackson Memorial Highway.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedicated highway segment.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Mrs. Jackson's family and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and Fulton County residents and drivers who use the affected stretch of State Route 139. It also formally recognizes Mrs. Jackson's family.

If adopted, drivers on this stretch of State Route 139 in Fulton County would see new signage bearing Mrs. Jackson's name, and the Department of Transportation would take on the task of installing and maintaining it as a form of official public memorial.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe Mrs. Jackson's background, including her role opposing the "Peyton Wall" and her work improving education access.
• The operative clause dedicates the portion of State Route 139 from State Route 280 to Fairburn Road in Fulton County as the Victoria Travis Jackson Memorial Highway.
• A further resolution clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Mrs. Jackson's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-03-06House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-04House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-03House Hopper (House)

• Sheila Jones (D, HD-060)Primary sponsor
• Inga Willis (D, HD-055)

• highway dedication
• Fulton County
• civil rights history
• commemorative resolution