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Robert E. Lee, a statue given to the National Statuary Hall by Virginia in 1909 (removed in favor of Barbara Rose Johns in 2020)

The following is a partial list of monuments and memorials to Robert E. Lee, who served as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States in 1865. At the end is a listing of monuments and memorials to Lee that have been removed or renamed.

Buildings

Holidays and events

Military facilities

Monuments and sculptures

Parks

Roads

Schools

See also: Robert E. Lee High School (disambiguation), Lee High School (disambiguation), and Robert E. Lee Elementary School (disambiguation)

Settlements

Ships

  • CSS Robert E. Lee, a Confederate States Navy blockade runner
  • Robert E. Lee (steamboat), a famous steamboat, built in 1866, usually travelling New Orleans–Natchez, Mississippi.
  • SS Robert E. Lee (1924), an Eastern Steamship Lines ship sunk by German submarine U-166 in 1942
  • USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601), a United States Navy fleet ballistic missile submarine

Universities and colleges

U.S. counties

Vehicles

Removed and renamed monuments and memorials to Lee, by state

  • California
    • Long Beach: Robert E. Lee Elementary School, renamed Olivia Herrera Elementary School on August 1, 2016.
    • San Diego: Robert E. Lee Elementary School, renamed Pacific View Leadership Elementary School on May 22, 2016.
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
    • Fort Myers: The bust of Robert E. Lee, on a pedestal in the median of Monroe Street downtown, was found face down on the ground on March 12, 2019; the bolts holding it in place had been removed. It did not appear to be damaged, and was removed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, whose defunct Laetitia Ashmore Nutt Chapter had commissioned it in 1996 from Italian sculptor Aldo Pero for $6,000. In 2018 there had been conflict over the future of the monument, both at a Ft. Myers City Council meeting and at the monument itself.
    • Hollywood: Lee Street was renamed Liberty Street in 2018. Streets in honor of Confederate heroes Nathan Bedford Forrest and John Bell Hood were also renamed.
  • Georgia: In 2015 the Georgia legislature removed the name of Robert E. Lee Day; it is now known as a "State Holiday."
    • Athens: A portrait of Robert E. Lee was removed from a building on the campus of the University of Georgia by the Demosthenian Literary Society.
  • Louisiana
  • Maryland
  • New York
    • New York City (Brooklyn): The Robert E. Lee Tree historical marker was removed 16 August, 2017, by the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island.
    • New York City (Bronx): The Robert E. Lee bust in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans outdoor sculpture gallery at Bronx Community College was removed on 17 August 2017, along with the statue of Stonewall Jackson.
  • North Carolina
Robert E. Lee Suite in Arlington State College's Hereford University Center (10010562)
Former Robert E. Lee Suite in the Hereford University Center, Arlington State College
  • Texas
    • Austin
      • Robert E. Lee Elementary School, renamed Russell Lee Elementary in 2016.
      • Robert E. Lee Road, renamed Azie Morton Road in 2019.
      • Robert E. Lee Statue, South Mall, University of Texas (Austin, Texas). Dedicated 1933. Removed August 20–21, 2017, along with statues of General Albert Sidney Johnston and Confederate Postmaster John H. Reagan. Placed in a museum.
    • Dallas
      • Robert E. Lee Elementary School, renamed Geneva Heights Elementary School beginning with the 2018-2019 school year.
      • Robert E. Lee Statue, in Robert E. Lee Park. Removed by Dallas City Council, 2018. Park was renamed Turtle Creek Park.
    • San Antonio
      • Robert E. Lee High School, renamed Legacy of Educational Excellence (LEE) High School starting in the 2018-19 school year.
  • Virginia
    • Lexington: In 2017, the name of the R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church (Lexington, Virginia) was returned to its original name of Grace Episcopal Church.
  • Washington
    • East Wenatchee: Robert E. Lee Elementary School, renamed Lee Elementary in 2018.
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