One of my 1993 4H projects is now out of date.* Johnson County, Iowa, is now named … Johnson County, Iowa.
It will still be Johnson County. But henceforth, the county is taking its name from a different Johnson: Lulu Merle Johnson, a professor and historian who was the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Iowa.
It was originally named for Richard Mentor Johnson, who served as vice president under President Martin Van Buren.
*One of three “considered for state fair” and went 0-3. It’s like if three Big 12 teams got to the Elite Eight and all lost.