Republican Sarasota Senator Joe Gruters filed SB 1058 to change Tamiami Trail, which runs from Tampa to Miami, to Gulf of America Trail. But James M. Denham, a history professor at Florida Southern College, says a name change may lead to a loss of history.

Senator Joe Gruters of Sarasota County filed a bill this week that, if passed, would change the name of the 284-mile Tamiami Trail highway to the "Gulf of America Trail."

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is the latest Florida agency to announce plans to implement the name "Gulf of America."

Senator Joe Gruters filed a bill Monday to change the name of Tamiami Trail to Gulf of America Trail. The bill specifically mentions the portion of U.S. 41 between S.R. 60 and U.S. 1 in Miami-Dade, Collier,