Major streets were often given names of power or titled after heroes and leaders. Streets named for former presidents can be found in a lot of towns! Many cities in the U.S. have streets bearing important local historic names as well as some for people of renown like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Is there a street in your area named for a regional famous person? Most of the U.S. population lived in densely populated cities until the middle of the 20th century. The roads in cities were typically laid out in logical, organized grids. Streets headed all in one direction often carried numbers. In fact the most common street name in the U.S. is Second.
