The following is a partial list of

monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, hist ...

s 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

* Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial (U.S. National;

Arlington, Virginia Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from the District of Columbia, of which it was once a part. The county ...

) *

Lee Chapel University Chapel (formerly Lee Chapel) of Washington and Lee University is a National Historic Landmark in Lexington, Virginia. It was constructed during 1867–68 at the request of Robert E. Lee, who was president of the school (then known as Wa ...

( Lexington, Virginia)- now called University Chapel. * R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church (Lexington, Virginia)

Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America located in the southwest area of Virginia. It is in Province III (for the Middle Atlantic Middle or The Middle may refer to: * Cent ...

- On September 18, 2017, the church's vestry voted to return the name of the church back to ''Grace Episcopal Church''. * Robert E. Lee Building / Hotel (

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. The city had a population of 153,701 at t ...

) * Robert E. Lee Hotel changed to The Gin in 2020 ( Lexington, Virginia) * Robert E. Lee Inn (

Morgan, New Jersey Morgan is a neighborhood in Sayreville in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, named for Charles Morgan III who purchased the land on May 7, 1710. The Morgan Draw, constructed over the Cheesequake Creek in 1912, serves the North Jersey C ...

) * Robert E. Lee Theater (

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge ( ; ) is a city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana's most populous parish—the equivalent of counties ...

)

Holidays and events

Lee–Jackson Day Lee–Jackson Day was a state holiday in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia, commemorating Confederate commanders, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Its observation was eliminated in 2020, replaced by Election Day as a state holiday. Origi ...

* Robert E. Lee Day

Military facilities

* Fort Lee, Virginia (1917) * Lee Barracks at

U.S. Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...

at West Point, New York (1962)

Monuments and sculptures

* Gen. Robert E. Lee, C.S.A. historical marker (

Tampa, Florida Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and ...

) * Gen. Robert E. Lee historical marker ( Hagerstown, Maryland) * Gen. Robert E. Lee historical marker (

Pickens, South Carolina Pickens, formerly called Pickens Courthouse, is a city in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,126 at the 2010 census. Pickens changed its classification from a town to a city in 1998, but it was not reported to the ...

) * General Robert E. Lee historical marker (

Fort Hamilton Fort Hamilton is a United States Army installation in the southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, surrounded by the communities of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights. It is one of several posts that are part of the region which i ...

) (

Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

) * General Robert E. Lee historical marker (

Yemassee, South Carolina Yemassee () is a small Lowcountry town in Beaufort and Hampton counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 1,027 at the 2010 census. Yemassee is near the borders of Colleton and Jasper counties. The town is divided by the co ...

) * Lee Highway historical marker (

Roanoke, Virginia Roanoke ( ) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 100,011, making it the 8th most populous city in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the largest city in Virginia west of Richmond. It is ...

) * Robert E. Lee bust on Confederate Monument (

Paris, Texas Paris is a city and county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, the population of the city was 24,171 in 2020. History Present-day Lamar County was part of Red River ...

) * Robert E. Lee bust in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans outdoor sculpture gallery at the Bronx Community College (

The Bronx The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

), removed 17 August 2017 * Robert E. Lee

Dixie Highway Dixie Highway was a United States auto trail first planned in 1914 to connect the Midwest with the South. It was part of a system and was expanded from an earlier Miami to Montreal highway. The final system is better understood as a network of ...

Historical Markers ** in

Franklin, Ohio Franklin is a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,771 at the 2010 census. The Great Miami River flows through Franklin. Ohio State Routes 73, 123 and 741 pass through Franklin, while Interstate 75 passes on the ...

** near

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

state line between

Newport, Tennessee Newport is a city in and the county seat of Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,945 at the 2010 census, down from 7,242 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2018 was 6,801. It is located along the Pigeon Ri ...

and

Hot Springs, North Carolina Hot Springs is a town in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 560 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is a resort town, reliant on the tourist economy of its namesake spri ...

** in Hot Springs, North Carolina ** in Marshall, North Carolina ** in Asheville, North Carolina ** in

Fletcher, North Carolina Fletcher is a town in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,187 at the 2010 census, and was estimated to be 8,333 in 2018. Fletcher is adjacent to Asheville Regional Airport, which serves western North Carolina. ...

** in

Hendersonville, North Carolina Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. It is south of Asheville and is the county seat of Henderson County. Like the county, the city is named for 19th-century North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leon ...

** near North Carolina/

South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

state line ** in Greenville, South Carolina ** near Bradfordville, Florida *

Robert E. Lee Bridge The Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge in Richmond, Virginia carries U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 301 across the James River at the Fall Line. The city acquired the original bridge from Richmond Bridge Corp in 1933, and it was named the James River B ...

Historical Marker ( Richmond, Virginia) * Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway marker (

Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the List of capitals in the United States, capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is List of municipalities in South Carolina, the second-largest ...

) * Robert E. Lee memorial marker ( Fort Myers, Florida) * Robert E. Lee memorial marker ( St. Louis, Missouri) *

Robert E. Lee Monument (Marianna, Arkansas) The Robert E. Lee Monument (also known as the Marianna Confederate Monument) is a United Daughters of the Confederacy, U. D. C. memorial built to honor Lee County, Arkansas, Lee County's Confederate States Army, Confederate veterans. The monumen ...

, listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

(NRHP) * Robert E. Lee Monument (New Orleans, Louisiana), NRHP-listed; removed May 2017 * Robert Edward Lee Sculpture ( Charlottesville, Virginia), NRHP-listed (removed by the city in July 2021, stored in an undisclosed location) * Robert E. Lee Monument (Richmond, Virginia), NRHP-listed (removed on 8 September 2021 at the direction of the state government. * Robert E. Lee, Virginia Monument (

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg (; non-locally ) is a borough and the county seat of Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address are named for this town. Gettysburg is home to th ...

) * ''

Robert E. Lee on Traveller ''Robert E. Lee on Traveller'' (also known as ''General Robert E. Lee and Confederate Soldier'', and ''Robert E. Lee and Young Soldier'') is a bronze sculpture by Alexander Phimister Proctor depicting the Confederate general of the same name, ...

'', in Turtle Creek Park (formerly Robert E. Lee Park), Dallas, Texas, from 1936 to 2017 * Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson Monument (

Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

), removed August 16, 2017 * Robert E. Lee Monument (Durham, North Carolina), statue in the Duke University Chapel; installed in the 1930s in consultation with "an unnamed

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...

professor"; defaced August 17, 2017; removed August 19, 2017 * Robert E. Lee Monument,

Antietam National Battlefield Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service-protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Washington County, northwestern Maryland. It commemorates the American Civil War Battle of Antietam that occurred on September 17, 1862. ...

(

Washington County, Maryland Washington County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 154,705. Its county seat is Hagerstown. Washington County was the first county in the United States to be named for th ...

), dedicated June 24, 2003 * Robert E. Lee Statue, Confederate War Memorial (Dallas) removed June 2020 * Robert E. Lee Statue, South Mall,

University of Texas The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

(

Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...

), dedicated 1933, removed August 20–21, 2017 (along with statues of General

Albert Sidney Johnston Albert Sidney Johnston (February 2, 1803 – April 6, 1862) served as a general in three different armies: the Texian Army, the United States Army, and the Confederate States Army. He saw extensive combat during his 34-year military career, figh ...

and Confederate Postmaster John H. Reagan) * Robert E. Lee statue and historical marker (

Richmond Hill, Georgia Richmond Hill is a city in Bryan County, Georgia. The population was 16,633 at the 2020 U.S. Census, an increase of almost 80% from the 2010 population of 9,281. Richmond Hill is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Rich ...

) * Robert E. Lee Tree historical marker (Brooklyn, New York), removed 16 August, 2017 by Episcopal Diocese of Long Island

Parks

Robert E. Lee Memorial Park Lake Roland is a city/county park encompassing over 500 acres of woodland, wetlands, serpentine barrens, rare plants and rocky plateaus surrounding Lake Roland in Baltimore County, Maryland. The park is located near the intersection of Falls Ro ...

(

) – Renamed on 28 September 2015 to Lake Roland Park. * Robert E. Lee Park (

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

) – Monument was removed by Dallas City Council, 2018. Park was renamed Turtle Creek Park.

Roads

* General Lee Avenue (

) (

) – New York Governor

Andrew Cuomo Andrew Mark Cuomo ( ; ; born December 6, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the same position that his father, Mario Cu ...

has called for it to be renamed. * General Robert E. Lee Circle (

Spanish Fort, Alabama Spanish Fort is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States, located on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay. The 2020 census lists the population of the city as 10,049. It is a suburb of Mobile and is part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro ...

) * General Robert E. Lee Road ( Brunswick, Georgia) * General Robert E. Lee Street ( Stanley, North Carolina) * Lee Avenue (

Manassas, Virginia Manassas (), formerly Manassas Junction, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. The population was 42,772 at the 2020 Census. It is the county seat of Prince William County, although the two are separate jurisdi ...

) * Lee Boulevard (

Richland, Washington Richland () is a city in Benton County, Washington, United States. It is located in southeastern Washington at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 60,560. Along with the nearby c ...

) (Lee Blvd. historical marker on a corner of the road across from Richland High School) *

Lee Circle Lee Circle is a central traffic circle in New Orleans, Louisiana, which featured a monument to Confederate General Robert E. Lee between 1884 and 2017. The monument was a bronze statue by Alexander Doyle, a prominent American sculptor known for s ...

(

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

) * Lee Drive (

) * Lee Drive ( Clarksdale, Mississippi) * Lee Highway (former

national auto trail The system of auto trails was an informal network of marked routes that existed in the United States and Canada in the early part of the 20th century. Marked with colored bands on utility poles, the trails were intended to help travellers in ...

) * Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway ( Fairfax County, Virginia) * Lee Parkway (

) * Lee Road ( Fairview Shores, Florida) * Lee Road ( Fort Myers, Florida) * Lee Road ( Macon, Georgia) * Lee Street (Dallas, Texas) * Lee Street ( Hollywood, Florida) – Renamed Liberty Street in 2018. * Lee Street (

Blacksburg, Virginia Blacksburg is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 44,826 at the 2020 census. Blacksburg, as well as the surrounding county, is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of ...

) * Lee Street (

Warrenton, Virginia Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, of which it is the seat of government. The population was 9,611 at the 2010 census, up from 6,670 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2019 was 10,027. It is at the junction of U.S. R ...

) * Robert E. Lee Avenue ( Elkins, West Virginia) * Robert E. Lee Avenue (

Timmonsville, South Carolina Timmonsville is a town in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,320 at the 2010 census, an increase of five persons from 2000. It is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Timmonsville was fou ...

) * Robert E. Lee Avenue (

Waynesboro, Virginia Waynesboro (formerly Flack) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is a principal city of the Staunton-Waynesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waynesboro is located in the Shenandoah Valley and is surrounded by Augusta Co ...

) * Robert E. Lee Boulevard ( Bossier City, Louisiana) * Robert E. Lee Boulevard ( Charleston, South Carolina) * Robert E. Lee Boulevard ( Drummonds, Tennessee) * Robert E. Lee Boulevard ( Estero, Florida) * Robert E. Lee Boulevard (

James Island, South Carolina James Island is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It is located in the central and southern parts of James Island. James Island is included within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area and the Cha ...

) * Robert E. Lee Boulevard (

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

), will be renamed February 1st, 2022 * Robert E. Lee Boulevard (

Stone Mountain, Georgia Stone Mountain is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,703 according to the 2020 US Census. Stone Mountain is in the eastern part of DeKalb County and is a suburb of Atlanta that encompasses nearly 1.7 square mil ...

) * Robert E. Lee Boulevard (

Vicksburg, Mississippi Vicksburg is a historic city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat, and the population at the 2010 census was 23,856. Located on a high bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from Louisiana, Vi ...

) * Robert E. Lee Boulevard (

Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it ...

) * Robert E. Lee Court (

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...

) * Robert E. Lee Drive (

Bristow, Virginia Bristow is an unincorporated community of Prince William County in Northern Virginia about from Washington, D.C. In 2014, Bristow's postal area population was 29,346, a 287% increase since 2000; however, the Bristow community is formally incl ...

) * Robert E. Lee Drive (

Conroe, Texas Conroe is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Texas, United States, about north of Houston. It is a principal city in the metropolitan area. As of 2021, the population was 98,081, up from 56,207 in 2010. Since 2007, the ...

) * Robert E. Lee Drive (

Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina Flat Rock is a village in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,114 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Charles Baring and Susan Heyward Baring built Mountain Lo ...

) * Robert E. Lee Drive (

Greenwood, Mississippi Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta region, approximately 96 miles north of the state capital, Jackson, and 130 miles south of the riverp ...

) * Robert E. Lee Drive (

Hopewell, Virginia Hopewell is an independent city surrounded by Prince George County and the Appomattox River in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 23,033. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Hopewell with Prin ...

) * Robert E. Lee Drive (

Jesup, Georgia Jesup is a city in Wayne County, Georgia, United States. The population was 9,809 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Wayne County. History By February 1869, Willis Clary had begun building a two-story hotel near the junction o ...

) * Robert E. Lee Drive ( Killeen, Texas) * Robert E. Lee Drive (

Manchester, Tennessee Manchester is a city in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 12,213 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Coffee County. The city is located halfway between Nashville and Chattanooga on Interstate 24. Manchester i ...

) * Robert E. Lee Drive (

Marlin, Texas Marlin is a city in Falls County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,462 at the 2020 census. Since 1851, it has been the county seat of Falls County. Marlin has been given the nickname "The Hot Mineral Water City of Texas" by the 7 ...

) * Robert E. Lee Drive (

Millbrook, Alabama Millbrook is a city in Autauga and Elmore counties in the State of Alabama. The population was 14,640 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Millbrook is located at (32.502054, -86.374456) ...

) * Robert E. Lee Drive (Nashville, Tennessee) * Robert E. Lee Drive ( Natural Bridge Station, Virginia) * Robert E. Lee Drive (

) * Robert E. Lee Drive ( Odum, Georgia) * Robert E. Lee Drive ( Spotsylvania, Virginia) * Robert E. Lee Drive ( Tupelo, Mississippi) * Robert E. Lee Drive (

Tyler, Texas Tyler is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city and county seat of Smith County, Texas, Smith County. It is also the largest city in Northeast Texas. With a 2020 census population of 105,995, Tyler was the List of cities in Texa ...

) * Robert E. Lee Drive (

Walterboro, South Carolina Walterboro is a city in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States. The city's population was 5,398 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Colleton County. Walterboro is located west of Charleston and is located near the ACE Basin r ...

) * Robert E. Lee Drive ( Willard, North Carolina) * Robert E. Lee Drive (

Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States. With a population of 115,451 at the 2020 census, it is the eighth most populous city in the state. Wilmington is t ...

) * Robert E. Lee Drive (

Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wi ...

) * Robert E. Lee Lane ( Brentwood, Tennessee) * Robert E. Lee Lane ( Gila Bend, Arizona) * Robert E. Lee Lane ( Macclenny, Florida) * Robert E. Lee Lane ( Steamboat Springs, Colorado) * Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge ( Richmond, Virginia) * Robert E. Lee Parkway (

Jonesboro, Georgia Jonesboro is a city in and the county seat of Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,724 as of the 2010 census. The city's name was originally spelled Jonesborough. During the Civil War, the final skirmish in the Atlanta Ca ...

) * Robert E. Lee Road (

) – Renamed Azie Morton Road. * Robert E. Lee Road (

Deridder, Louisiana DeRidder is a city in, and the parish seat of, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. A small portion of the city extends into Vernon Parish. As of the 2010 census DeRidder had a population of 10,578. It is the smaller principal city of the ...

) * Robert E. Lee Road (

El Paso, Texas El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the county seat, seat of El Paso County, Texas, El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau w ...

) - Renamed Buffalo Soldier Road in 2020. * Robert E. Lee Road ( Hattiesburg, Mississippi) * Robert E. Lee Road ( Houston, Texas) * Robert E. Lee Road (

Hunt, Texas Hunt is an unincorporated community in western Kerr County, Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 2 ...

) * Robert E. Lee Road (

Lucedale, Mississippi Lucedale () is a city in George County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lucedale was founded in 1901 when Governor A.H. Longino signed his name and his seal to the proclamation. ...

) * Robert E. Lee Road (

Powhatan, Virginia Powhatan is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Powhatan County, Virginia, United States. Powhatan was initially known as Scottville (after Revolutionary war hero General Charles Scott), and historically has also been known as Pow ...

) * Robert E. Lee Road ( Reeds Spring, Missouri) * Robert E. Lee Road (

) * Robert E. Lee Street ( Andersonville, Georgia) * Robert E. Lee Street ( El Dorado, Arkansas) * Robert E. Lee Street ( Leeds, Alabama) * Robert E. Lee Street ( Malvern, Arkansas) * Robert E. Lee Street ( Mobile, Alabama) * Robert E. Lee Street (

Oglethorpe, Georgia Oglethorpe is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,328 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Macon County. It was named for Georgia's founder, James Oglethorpe. History Oglethorpe was founded in 1838 ...

) * Robert E. Lee Street (

Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the on ...

) * Robert E. Lee Way ( Eufaula, Alabama) * Robert Lee Court (

Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in ...

) * Robert Lee Lane (

New Braunfels, Texas New Braunfels ( ) is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas known for its German Texan heritage. It is the seat of Comal County. The city covers and had a population of 90,403 as of the 2020 Census. A suburb just nor ...

) * Robert Lee Lane (

Smyrna, Tennessee Smyrna is a town in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Smyrna's population was 53,070 at the 2020 census. In 2007, '' U.S. News & World Report'' listed Smyrna as one of the best places in the United States to retire. Smyrna is part of the Nashville ...

) * Robert Lee Road (

Trussville, Alabama Trussville is a city in Jefferson and St. Clair counties in the State of Alabama. It is a suburb of Birmingham and part of the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population at the 2020 census was 26,123. Geography Trussv ...

)

Schools

* East Lee County High School (

Lehigh Acres, Florida Lehigh Acres is an unincorporated area and Municipal District in Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 Census the population was 135,272. Lehigh Acres is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lehi ...

) * Lee County High School ( Marianna, Arkansas) * Lee County High School ( Beattyville, Kentucky) *

Lee County High School (Sanford, North Carolina) Lee County High School is one of four high schools in Sanford, North Carolina. The high school is located on 1708 Nash Street in Sanford and serves grades 9–12. The school mascot is the yellow jacket and the school's colors are Blue and Vegas ...

* Lee-Davis High School (

Mechanicsville, Virginia Mechanicsville is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. The population was 36,348 during the 2010 census, up from 30,464 at the 2000 census. History The area was settled by Englis ...

) – Renamed

Mechanicsville High School Mechanicsville High School (formerly Lee-Davis High School) is a public high school located in Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is part of Hanover County Public Schools. History Mechanicsvill ...

following the George Floyd protests * Lee-Scott Academy (

Auburn, Alabama Auburn is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is the largest city in eastern Alabama, with a 2020 population of 76,143. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. The Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA with a population ...

) *

Robert E. Lee Academy Robert E. Lee Academy, also known as Lee Academy, is a Mixed-sex education, co-educational Independent school, private school in Bishopville, South Carolina, United States. It was established in 1965 as a segregation academy and continued to serv ...

(

Bishopville, South Carolina Bishopville is a town in Lee County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,471 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Lee County. Geography Bishopville is located at (34.219027, -80.248877) near Lee State Park. According t ...

) * Robert E. Lee Elementary Magnet School of World Studies & Technology (

) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School ( Abilene, Texas) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (

Amarillo, Texas Amarillo ( ; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. A portion of the city extends into Randall County ...

) *

Robert E. Lee Elementary School (Austin, Texas) There are numerous places named or previously named Robert E. Lee Elementary School. These include: * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (Abilene, Texas), renamed Robert and Sammye Stafford Elementary School * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (Amarill ...

– Renamed Russell Lee Elementary in 2016. * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (Columbia, Missouri) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School ( East Dallas,

) – Renamed Geneva Heights Elementary School beginning with the 2018-2019 school year. * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (

Denton, Texas Denton is a city in and the county seat of Denton County, Texas, United States. With a population of 139,869 as of 2020, it is the 27th-most populous city in Texas, the 197th-most populous city in the United States, and the 12th-most populous ...

) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School ( Durant, Oklahoma) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (

Eagle Pass, Texas Eagle Pass is a city in and the county seat of Maverick County in the U.S. state of Texas. Its population was 28,130 as of the 2020 census. Eagle Pass borders the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, which is to the southwest and across t ...

) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (

East Wenatchee, Washington East Wenatchee is a city in Douglas County, Washington, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 13,190, a 129.1% increase on the 2000 census, having annexed much of the East Wenatchee Bench CDP. As of 2019, the Office of Financia ...

) – Renamed Lee Elementary in 2018. * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (

) - Renamed Sunrise Mountain Elementary School in 2020. * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (

Grand Prairie, Texas Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties of Texas, in the United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It had a population of 175,396 according to the 2010 census, making it ...

) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School ( Hampton, Virginia) (closed in 2010) * Robert E. Lee High School (Houston) - Now

Wisdom High School Margaret Long Wisdom High School, formerly Robert E. Lee High School, is a publicly funded secondary school located in Southwest Houston, Texas, United States 77057. The Houston Independent School District, the 7th largest school district in the ...

* Robert E. Lee Elementary School ( Hugo, Oklahoma) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (

) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (

Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

) – Renamed Olivia Herrera Elementary School on August 1, 2016. * Robert E. Lee Elementary School ( Marshall, Texas) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School ( Richmond, Virginia) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (

San Diego, California San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United Stat ...

) – Renamed Pacific View Leadership Elementary School on May 22, 2016. * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (

Satsuma, Alabama Satsuma is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 6,749, up from 6,168 at the 2010 census. Known prior to 1915 as "Fig Tree Island", the city was named after the satsuma orange, which was successfu ...

) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School ( Spotsylvania, Virginia) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School ( Springdale, Arkansas) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (

Tullahoma, Tennessee Tullahoma is a city in Coffee and Franklin counties in southern Middle Tennessee, United States. The population was 20,339 at the 2020 census. In 2019, the population was estimated to be 19,555. It is the principal city of the Tullahoma micropo ...

) * Robert E. Lee Elementary School (

Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...

) * Robert E. Lee Junior High School ( Monroe, Louisiana) * Robert E. Lee Middle School ( Fairview Shores, Florida) * Robert E. Lee Middle School ( Orlando, Florida) - Renamed College Park Middle School in 2017 * Robert E. Lee Middle School ( San Angelo, Texas) * Robert E. Lee High School (Montgomery, Alabama) * Robert E. Lee High School (Jacksonville), Florida- in August, to become Riverside High School. *

Robert E. Lee High School (Baytown, Texas) Robert E. Lee High School is a public high school in Baytown, Texas, that serves grades 9 through 12. It was opened as a segregated school, and named after Confederate Army commander Robert E. Lee. Lee is one of four high schools in the Goose Cr ...

Robert E. Lee High School (Midland, Texas) Legacy High School, formerly known as Robert E. Lee High School, is a public, co-educational secondary school in Midland, Texas. Legacy High School is a part of the Midland Independent School District. In October 2020, the Midland school board vo ...

- Renamed Legacy High School * Robert E. Lee High School (

San Antonio, Texas ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , subdivision_t ...

) - Renamed Legacy of Educational Excellence (LEE) High School prior to the 2018-19 school year. * Robert E. Lee High School (

) - renamed Tyler Legacy High School in 2020. * Robert E. Lee High School (Fairfax County, Virginia) - Now John R. Lewis High School * Robert E. Lee High School (Staunton, Virginia) - Renamed to Staunton High School on July 1, 2019. *

Robert Lee High School Robert Lee High School is a public high school located in Robert Lee, Texas ( USA) and classified as a 1A school by the UIL. It is part of the Robert Lee Independent School District located in northwestern Coke County. In 2015, the school was ...

( Robert Lee, Texas) * Southern Lee High School (

Sanford, North Carolina Sanford is a city in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 30,261 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lee County. History Sanford was named for C.O. Sanford, a railroad civil engineer instrumental in the building ...

) *

Upson-Lee High School Upson-Lee High School is a secondary school in Thomaston, Georgia, United States. It is the only high school in Upson County. It is a combination of the former R. E. Lee Institute and Upson High School, both previously located in Upson County. ...

( Thomaston, Georgia) * Washington-Lee High School (

) – Renamed

Washington-Liberty High School Washington-Liberty High School, formerly known as Washington-Lee High School, is a public high school in the Arlington Public Schools district in Arlington, Virginia, covering grades 9–12. Its attendance area serves the central third of A ...

beginning with the 2019–20 school year. * Robert E. Lee Intermediate ( Gainesville, Texas)

Settlements

Fort Lee (Virginia) Fort Lee, in Prince George County, Virginia, United States, is a United States Army post and headquarters of the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM)/ Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE), the U.S. Army Quartermaster Sch ...

Leesville, Louisiana Leesville is a city in, and the parish seat of, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,612 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the Fort Polk South Micropolitan Statistical Area and is additionally served by ...

* Relee, Georgia * Robert Lee, Texas

Ships

* , a Confederate States Navy blockade runner * ''Robert E. Lee'' (steamboat), a famous steamboat, built in 1866, usually travelling New Orleans– Natchez, Mississippi. * , an Eastern Steamship Lines ship sunk by German submarine U-166 in 1942 * , a former (scrapped) United States Navy fleet ballistic missile submarine

Universities and colleges

Lee College Lee College is a public community college in Baytown, Texas. Lee College's main campus occupies near downtown Baytown and extension campuses throughout its service area. The school has an enrollment of over 7,773 total students as of Fall 2018. ...

, Baytown, Texas *

Washington and Lee University , mottoeng = "Not Unmindful of the Future" , established = , type = Private liberal arts university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.092 billion (2021) , president = William C. Dudley , provost = Lena Hill , city = Lexington ...

, Lexington, Virginia

U.S. counties

Lee County, Alabama Lee County is a county located in east central Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 174,241. The county seat is Opelika, and the largest city is Auburn. The county is named for General Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), who served as ...

Lee County, Arkansas Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. With its eastern border formed by the Mississippi River, it is considered to be part of the Arkansas Delta. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,424. The county seat is Ma ...

Lee County, Florida Lee County is located in Southwest Florida on the Gulf Coast. As of the 2020 census, the population was 760,822. The county seat is Fort Myers (with a population of 86,395 as of the 2020 census), and the largest city is Cape Coral with an e ...

Lee County, Kentucky Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,395. Its county seat is Beattyville. The county was formed in 1870 from parts of Breathitt, Estill, Owsley and Wolfe counties. The c ...

* Lee County, Mississippi * Lee County, North Carolina *

Lee County, South Carolina Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,531, making it the fifth-least populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Bishopville. History The county is name ...

* Lee County, Texas

Vehicles

* M3 Lee * ''General Lee'' (car)

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 San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United State ...

: Robert E. Lee Elementary School, renamed Pacific View Leadership Elementary School on May 22, 2016. * District of Columbia ** Washington: ***In 2017,

Washington National Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Diocese of Washington, commonly known as Washington National Cathedral, is an American cathedral of the Episcopal Church. The cathedral is located in Washington, D.C., the ca ...

removed stained glass windows honoring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. ***In 2020,

United States Capitol The United States Capitol, often called The Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, which is formally known as the United States Congress. It is located on Capitol Hill ...

removed a statue of Robert E. Lee. * Florida **

Fort Myers Fort Myers (or Ft. Myers) is a city in southwestern Florida and the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 92,245 in 20 ...

: 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 John Bell Hood (June 1 or June 29, 1831 – August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Although brave, Hood's impetuosity led to high losses among his troops as he moved up in rank. Bruce Catton wrote that "the de ...

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 Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

: A portrait of Robert E. Lee was removed from a building on the campus of the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

by the

Demosthenian Literary Society The Demosthenian Literary Society is a literary society focused on extemporaneous debate at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. It is among the oldest literary societies in the English-Speaking world and was founded on February 19, 1803 by ...

. * Louisiana ** Baton Rouge *** Robert E. Lee High School, now Liberty Magnet High School. **

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

*** Robert E. Lee Monument (New Orleans, Louisiana), removed in May 2017. * Maryland **

Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

*** Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson Monument, removed August 16, 2017. *** Robert E. Lee Memorial Park, renamed Lake Roland Park on 28 September 2015. * 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 **

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county * Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in N ...

: Statue of Robert E. Lee in the Duke University Chapel. Defaced August 17, 2017; removed August 19, 2017. * 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,

(

). Dedicated 1933. Removed August 20–21, 2017, along with statues of General

and Confederate Postmaster John H. Reagan. Placed in a museum. **

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

***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. ** El Paso ***Robert E. Lee Elementary School, renamed Sunrise Mountain Elementary School in 2020. ***Robert E. Lee Road, renamed Buffalo Soldier Road in 2020. ** Midland ***Robert E. Lee High School, renamed Legacy High School in 2020. **

San Antonio ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , subdivision_t ...

*** Robert E. Lee High School, renamed Legacy of Educational Excellence (LEE) High School starting in the 2018-19 school year. **

Tyler Tyler may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tyler (name), an English name; with lists of people with the surname or given name * Tyler, the Creator (born 1991), American rap artist and producer * John Tyler, 10th president of the United ...

*** Robert E. Lee High School, renamed Legacy High School in 2020. * 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''. ** Richmond: the equestrian statue of Lee on Monument Avenue was removed on 8 September 2021 at the direction of the state government. * Washington ** East Wenatchee: Robert E. Lee Elementary School, renamed Lee Elementary in 2018.

References

{{reflist * Memorials, Lee, Robert