A portion of U.S. 441 in Alachua County, a highway that drew a mention in the song “American Girl,” would be named after the late rock star Tom Petty, under a proposal filed Monday by state Sen. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville.
The proposal (SB 684) would name a section of U.S. 441 between West University Avenue and SW 16th Avenue as “Tom Petty Memorial Highway.”
Petty, a Gainesville native who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and reminisced that same year about his hometown in a song called “Dreamville,” died Oct. 2. He was 66. “American Girl” was an early hit for Petty.
A Florida lawmaker wants to rename U.S. 441 in honor of Tom Petty (story: https://t.co/GqhgvzaBCs). Do you favor the name change?— WJCT (@WJCTJax) October 30, 2017
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