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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

  • Lee Barracks at U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York (1962) - renaming recommended by commission

Monuments and sculptures

Roads

Schools

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 former (scrapped) United States Navy fleet ballistic missile submarine

Universities and colleges

U.S. counties

Vehicles

Removed and renamed monuments and memorials to Lee, by state

  • Alabama
    • Robert E. Lee High School (Montgomery, Alabama), now Dr. Percy L. Julian High School.
  • 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.
    • Robert E. Lee High School (Fairfax County, Virginia), now John R. Lewis High School.
    • Robert E. Lee High School (Jacksonville, Florida), renamed Riverside High School in August 2021.
    • Robert E. Lee Middle School (Orlando, Florida), renamed College Park Middle School in 2017.
  • 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
  • Missouri
    • Robert E. Lee Elementary School (Columbia, Missouri), renamed Locust Street Expressive Arts Elementary School.
  • Mississippi
  • New York
  • North Carolina
    • Robert E. Lee Monument (Durham, North Carolina), statue in the Duke University Chapel; installed in the 1930s in consultation with "an unnamed Vanderbilt University professor" defaced August 17, 2017; removed August 19, 2017.
  • Oklahoma
    • Robert E. Lee Elementary School (Hugo, Oklahoma), renamed Hugo Elementary School.
    • Robert E. Lee Elementary School (Tulsa, Oklahoma), renamed Council Oaks Elementary School in 2018.
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.
      • Robert E. Lee Statue, Confederate War Memorial (Dallas) removed June 2020.
    • El Paso
      • Robert E. Lee Elementary School - renamed Sunrise Mountain Elementary School in 2020.
      • Robert E. Lee Road, renamed Buffalo Soldier Road in 2020.
    • Houston
      • Robert E. Lee High School, now Margaret Long Wisdom High School.
      • Robert E. Lee Road (Houston, Texas), renamed Unison Road.
    • Midland
      • Robert E. Lee High School, renamed Legacy High School in 2020.
    • San Antonio
      • Robert E. Lee High School, renamed Legacy of Educational Excellence (LEE) High School starting in the 2018–19 school year.
    • Tyler
      • Robert E. Lee High School, renamed Tyler Legacy High School in 2020.
    • Robert E. Lee Elementary School (Abilene, Texas), renamed Robert and Sammye Stafford Elementary School
    • Robert E. Lee Elementary School (Amarillo, Texas), renamed Park Hills Elementary School
    • Robert E. Lee Elementary School (Denton, Texas), renamed Alexander Elementary School
    • Robert E. Lee Elementary School (Eagle Pass, Texas), renamed Juan N. Seguin Elementary School
    • Robert E. Lee Elementary School (Grand Prairie, Texas), renamed Delmas Morton Elementary School
    • Robert E. Lee Middle School (San Angelo, Texas), renamed Lonestar Middle School
    • Robert E. Lee Intermediate School (Gainesville, Texas), renamed Gainesville Intermediate School
  • Virginia
  • Washington
    • East Wenatchee: Robert E. Lee Elementary School, renamed Lee Elementary in 2018.
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