Bronze Statue of Robert E. Lee at Robert E. Lee Park

At the corner of Hall Street and Turtle Creek Boulevard, Robert E. Lee Park is the location of a heroic-sized equestrian statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee astride his horse, Traveller. Accompanying the general is a young aide on horseback meant to represent all of the soldiers who fought under Lee’s command. The statue was unveiled by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 12, 1936, following a nationally broadcast radio address before a large crowd in the Cotton Bowl at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Fair Park.

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