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Lee Park is a public park located at 3400 Turtle Creek Blvd. in Dallas, Texas, named for 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 to the site was damaged in a deadly accident caused by a drunk driver. Hours before the crane crash, a drunk driver barreled 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.[1]
Lee Park is the home of Arlington Hall, an elegant meeting place named for General Lee's residence, Arlington House, in Virginia.[2]
Reference
- ↑ Dallas Finally Removes Robert E. Lee Statue: Your Texas Roundup. Texas Monthly (September 15, 2017).
- ↑ Lee Park and Arlington House Conservacy. leeparkconservancy.org. Retrieved on September 15, 2017.