Status: Resolved

Established: 1936

Resolved: January 1st, 2017

Named For: Robert E. Lee

The former Lee Park in Dallas has been renamed Turtle Creek Park by the Dallas Park Board.

According to the Turtle Creek Conservancy, the park surrounding Arlington Hall near the Katy Trail was founded in 1909 as Oak Lawn Park. It is a 14.1 acre community park.

The name was changed to Robert E. Lee Park in 1936 when a six-ton bronze statue of Robert E. Lee was funded and commissioned by the Dallas Southern memorial Association.