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  1. Built as a private amenity for residential development, the wooded area became so popular that the City purchased it in 1909 to serve as the first public park in North Dallas. The park was renamed Robert E. Lee Park in 1936, after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated a statue of General Lee, erected along Turtle Creek Boulevard on the ...

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  2. The park name is changed to Robert E. Lee Park when the Dallas Southern Memorial Association commissions a six-ton bronze statue of Lee. President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the statue at the corner of Hall Street and Turtle Creek Boulevard while in town for the Texas Centennial.

  3. Apr 13, 2020 · The Dallas City Council removed the huge statue that once honored Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general and the parks namesake. It is now Turtle Creek Park.

  4. Standing 14 feet, Robert E. Lee and Young Soldier was sculpted by renowned equestrian artist, Alexander Phimister Proctor, and officially dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 12, 1936 at Lee Park in Dallas, Texas.

  5. Jan 9, 2019 · The 2017 removal of a Robert E. Lee statue from a Dallas park seemed to mark a turning point in the fierce debate over what to do with city’s Confederate monuments.

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  6. Throughout its history, this park has provided a place of recreation and relaxation for Dallas citizens. It remains one of the city's most popular attractions. (1991)

  7. Throughout its history, this park has provided a place of recreation and relaxation for Dallas citizens. It remains one of the city's most popular attractions.

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