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'''Lee Park''' is a public park located at 3400 Turtle Creek Blvd. in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], named for [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[General]] [[Robert E. Lee]]. On September 14, 2017, Dallas municipal officials had the six-ton Lee statue in the park removed to an undisclosed location. The statue was erected in 1936, with [[U.S. President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] speaking at the dedication.

'''Lee Park''' is a public park located at 3400 Turtle Creek Blvd. in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], named for [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[General]] [[Robert E. Lee]]. On September 14, 2017, Dallas municipal officials had the six-ton Lee statue in the park removed to an undisclosed location. The statue was erected in 1936, with [[U.S. President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] speaking at the dedication.

After removal was voted upon by the Dallas City Council, several temporary delays were overcome. Without the original design plans of the sculpture unavailable, crews first deployed a crane that was too small for the tall statue. Another delay occurred when a [[conservative]] group obtained a temporary injunction halting removal. The injunction was lifted the next day. The second crane to be brought from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] was damaged in a deadly accident near the park caused by a drunk driver, who ran through the barricades surrounding the statue. According to the ''Dallas Morning News,'' the unidentified company removing the statue had its labeling and license plate shielded so that opponents of the removal of the statue could not retaliate against the firm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/|title=Dallas Finally Removes Robert E. Lee Statue: Your Texas Roundup|publisher=''Texas Monthly''|date=September 15, 2017}}</ref> On September 1, 2017, the company removing a "Lest We Forget" statue of an unidentified Confederate soldier in [[San Antonio]]'s [[Travis Park]] also had its logo hidden from view.

After removal was voted upon by the Dallas City Council, several temporary delays were overcome. Without the original design plans of the sculpture unavailable, crews first deployed a crane that was too small for the tall statue. Another delay occurred when a [[conservative]] group obtained a temporary injunction halting removal. The injunction was lifted the next day. The second crane to be brought from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] was damaged in a deadly accident near the park caused by a drunk driver, who ran through the barricades surrounding the statue. According to the ''Dallas Morning News,'' the unidentified company removing the statue had its labeling and license plate shielded so that opponents of the removal of the statue could not retaliate against the firm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/|title=Dallas Finally Removes Robert E. Lee Statue: Your Texas Roundup|publisher=''Texas Monthly''|date=September 15, 2017}}</ref> Two weeks earlier, on September 1, 2017, the company removing a "Lest We Forget" statue of an unidentified Confederate soldier in [[San Antonio]]'s [[Travis Park]] also had its logo hidden from view<.ref>Josh Baugh, "Council approves removal of monument: Confederate icon was to vanish overnight," ''San Antonio Express-News,'' September 1, 2017, pp. 1, A9.</ref>

Lee Park is the home of Arlington Hall, an elegant meeting place named for General Lee's residence, Arlington House, in [[Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leeparkconservancy.org/|title=Lee Park and Arlington House Conservacy|publisher=leeparkconservancy.org|accessdate=September 15, 2017}}</ref>

Lee Park is the home of Arlington Hall, an elegant meeting place named for General Lee's residence, Arlington House, in [[Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leeparkconservancy.org/|title=Lee Park and Arlington House Conservacy|publisher=leeparkconservancy.org|accessdate=September 15, 2017}}</ref>