Florida List of Confederate monuments and memorials

1 florida

1.1 monuments

1.1.1 courthouse monuments
1.1.2 other public monuments
1.1.3 private monuments


1.2 inhabited places

1.2.1 counties
1.2.2 municipalities


1.3 parks
1.4 roads
1.5 schools , libraries
1.6 state symbols
1.7 city symbols
1.8 former

florida


putnam county courthouse in palatka

there @ least 61 public spaces confederate monuments in florida.

an august, 2017 meeting of florida league of mayors devoted topic of civil war monuments.

monuments
courthouse monuments

unveiling of confederate monument, ocala, 1908



bartow: 7th florida infantry regiment monument, old polk county courthouse (1982)
brooksville: confederate soldiers memorial, hernando county courthouse (1916)
defuniak springs: florida s first confederate monument, walton county courthouse (1871, historic marker nearby)
marianna:

battle of marianna monument, jackson county courthouse lawn (1924)
confederate monument, jackson county courthouse lawn (1881)


monticello: confederate monument, jefferson county courthouse (1899)
ocala: confederate monument, erected on grounds of marion county courthouse (1908, moved veterans memorial park , rededicated 2011)
palatka: confederate monument, putnam county courthouse (1925)
quincy: our fallen heroes monument, gadsden county courthouse (1884)

other public monuments

united daughters of confederacy members seated around confederate monument in lakeland, 1915



olustee battlefield historic state park



yellow bluff fort monument



daytona beach:

confederate sun dial monument (1961)
confederate boulder monument (1979)


dixie county: american veteran monument, highway 98 west of old town, dedicated confederate veterans (ca. 2005)
ellenton:

confederate veterans memorial monument, gamble plantation historic state park (1937)
judah p. benjamin confederate memorial @ gamble plantation historic state park, established 1925, pursuant agreement between udc , state of florida. serves home florida division of udc.


fernandina beach: statue of david levy yulee.
fort myers: lee bust memorial, in median of monroe street downtown. bust commissioned italian sculptor aldo pero $6,000 laetitia ashmore nutt chapter of udc, chapter 1447 (1966).
jacksonville:

confederate monument, downtown hemming park (1898) president of jacksonville city council, anna lopez brosche, called confederate monuments moved city property museum. prominent confederate memorial in jacksonville statue of confederate soldier sits atop towering pillar in hemming park.
florida s tribute women of confederacy, in confederate park (1915). sculptor allen george newman.
yellow bluff fort monument, yellow bluff fort historic state park (1951)


key west:

confederate memorial fence @ clinton square, built j.v. harris circa 1866.
confederate memorial pavilion @ bayview park (1924) udc.


lake city: confederate dead of battle of olustee, town square in front of columbia county courthouse (1928)
lakeland: confederate soldier statue in munn park in downtown, created mcneel marble works (1910)
leon county: plaque commemorating robert e. lee , dixie highway on thomasville road (u.s. highway 319), 1 mile georgia state line, (1926) anna jackson chapter of daughters of confederacy.
madison: confederate monument, 4 freedoms park (1909). lists names of men died county. nearby sits momument former slaves in county.
miami: confederate monument, confederate circle in city cemetery (1914 @ dade county courthouse, moved cemetery in 1927)
olustee:

battlefield monument, olustee battlefield historic state park (1912)
csa gen. joseph finnegan monument, olustee battlefield historic state park (1912)


pensacola:

florida square renamed lee square in 1889.
a 50-foot monument our confederate dead, erected in 1891, in lee square. commemorates jefferson davis, pensacolian confederate veterans stephen r. mallory (secretary of confederate navy) , edward aylesworth perry (confederate general , governor of florida 1885-1889), , uncrowned heroes of southern confederacy. mayor of pensacola has called removal.


perry: confederate monument, taylor county sports complex (2007)
quincy: confederate memorial, soldiers cemetery within eastern cemetery, part of town s national register historic district (2010). memorial notes restoration of historic fence.
st. augustine:

confederate monument, on plaza de la constitución (1879)
memorial william wing loring, on plaza de la constitución, erected behind government house (1920)


st. cloud: confederate monument, veterans park (2006)
st. petersburg: confederate monument, greenwood cemetery (1900)
tallahassee: confederate monument of leon county, on grounds of former florida state capitol, old capitol, museum. (1882 our country women , moved current location 1923)
trenton: confederate monument, across gilchrist county courthouse in veterans park (2010)
white springs: confederate monument , large flag, along interstate 75 (2002)
woodville: in loving memory monument, natural bridge battlefield historic state park (1922) plaque placed @ base of monument in 2000 lists names of died result of battle.

private monuments

alachua: confederate monument, newnansville cemetery (2002) alachua lions club
bradfordville: robert e. lee monument, dedicated along highway 319 in 1927 udc. moved in 1960s , 1990s, located mile south of georgia border.
crestview: florida s last confederate veteran memorial, city park (1958). in 2015, ownership transferred trustees of lundy s family , memorial moved private property. after research determined memorialized man had not been veteran had falsified age veteran benefits.
dade city: confederate memorial, townsend house cemetery (2010)
deland: confederate veteran memorial, oakdale cemetery (1958)
gainesville: confederate monument, courthouse lawn (1904, moved private cemetery 2017)
lake city:

last confederate war widow, oaklawn cemetery, erected after death in 1985. memorial , cemetery along florida civil war heritage trail.
our confederate dead, oaklawn cemetery (1901, rededicated 1996). tall obelisk in memory of unnamed soldiers died @ nearby battle of olustee or in town s confederate hospital. cemetery focal point of opening of lake city s annual olustee battle festival.


orlando: confederate johnny reb monument, lake eola park (1911, moved lake eola park 1917, moved private cemetery 2017)
seffner: confederate memorial park, large flag visible interstate 75 near tampa (2009)
tampa: memoria in aeterna, hillsborough county courthouse annex (1911) after voting in july 2017 move statue family cemetery in brandon, county commission announced on august 16 statue moved if private citizens raised $140,000 within 30 days. funds raised next day. following day save southern heritage, veterans monuments of america, , udc filed lawsuit attempting prevent statue s relocation. removed september 5, 2017.

inhabited places
counties

baker county (1861), named james mcnair baker, lawyer , judge sat confederate states of america senator florida.
bradford county (1861), named captain richard bradford, killed in battle of santa rosa island, becoming first confederate officer florida die during civil war.
hendry county (1923), named francis asbury hendry, confederate captain , 1 of first settlers in area.
lee county (1887), named robert e. lee.
levy county (1845), named david levy yulee, florida businessman, senator, , strong supporter of slavery, withdrew u.s. senate in 1861 , served 9 months in prison after civil war supporting confederacy.
pasco county (1887), named samuel pasco, fought csa spent of war prisoner of war. pasco later became state representative , senator florida.

municipalities

bartow (1862), renamed csa col. francis bartow.
brooksville (1856), named u.s. representative south carolina preston brooks, staunch advocate of slavery beat , injured senator (caning of charles sumner) on floor of u.s. senate giving anti-slavery speech.
fort myers, named abraham myers, quartermaster general of confederate army.
lee: named robert e. lee.
mayo, named csa col. james mayo.
perry (1875), named florida governor , csa col. madison starke perry.
starke. origin of name unknown. prominent theory named in honor of madison starke perry, fourth governor of florida , confederate states army colonel. division of historical resources of florida department of state adds city may have been named thomas starke, slaveholder once owned land around area.
titusville (1873), renamed csa col. henry t. titus, supplied confederate troops.
yulee (1893), named david levy yulee, supporter of slavery , secession. see levy county, above.

parks

crestview: confederate park (1958). after removal of confederate monument , flag, referred former confederate park.
ellenton: judah p. benjamin confederate memorial @ gamble plantation historic state park (1925)
fort walton beach: heritage park preserves confederate camp walton named county located in.
jacksonville:

confederate park, opened in 1907. named dignan park, park renamed when ucv chose locale site annual reunions in 1914.
hemming park/hemming plaza (1899) renamed in honor of civil war veteran charles c. hemming, after installed 62-foot (19 m)-tall confederate monument in park in 1898.
hemming park station elevated rail station taking name park.


miami: robert e. lee park, athletic field of jose de diego middle school replaced robert e. lee middle school (1924–1989) in wynwood neighborhood in 1999. school district spokesman has said name not official , requested agencies incorrect listings update them.
pensacola: lee square (1889)
tallahassee: lee park

roads

stonewall jackson memorial highway, designated udc. chapters placed following markers in state:

capps: along u.s. route 19 in 1940.
st. petersburg: terminus marker @ intersection of central avenue , bayshore drive in 1939. removed city august 15, 2017.


hilliard: general lee road
hollywood: in july 2017, city began process rename streets.

forrest street, named csa lt. gen. nathan bedford forrest, become savannah st.
hood street, named csa gen. john bell hood, become macon st.
lee street, named csa gen. robert e. lee, become louisville st. changes expected become final @ council meeting august 30, 2017.


jacksonville

confederate point road
confederate street
general lee road


orlando

kirby smith road
stonewall jackson road


perry: north jeff davis avenue
st. cloud: robert lee road
stuart: southeast general lee terrace
tampa: robert e. lee road
zephyrhills: jeff davis drive

schools , libraries

gainesville:

j.j. finley elementary school (1939), named csa brig. gen. jesse j. finley.
kirby-smith center (1939), alachua county public schools administrative offices. constructed in 1900, building white gainesville graded & high school. in august 2017, school board announced plans rename center.


hillsborough county: robert e. lee elementary school aka lee elementary magnet school of world studies , technology built 1906 , named lee in 1943. school board member pushing rename in 2017 noted had lee s army won war majority of our students slaves.
jacksonville

j.e.b. stuart middle school (1966), named csa gen. j. e. b. stuart.
jefferson davis middle school (1961)
kirby-smith middle school (1924), named csa gen. edmund kirby smith.
nathan bedford forrest high school (1959), white school named in protest against school desegregation, renamed westside high school in 2014 after decades of controversy.
robert e. lee high school (1928)
stonewall jackson elementary school


orlando: robert e. lee middle school, renamed college park middle school in 2017.
pensacola: escambia high school s rebel mascot riots, 1972–1977. before noncontroversial name chosen, protests , violence occurred @ school , in community, crosses burned on school district members lawns, lawsuits filed, , ku klux klan held rally , petitioned school board.
tampa: lee elementary school of technology / world studies (1906). school s mascot robert e. lee s horse traveller. in july 2015, students asked school board change school s name. in june 2017, board member asked board consider name change.
west palm beech: jefferson davis middle school. renamed palm springs middle school in 2005.

state symbols

the flag of florida had red st andrews cross added in 1900 distinguish flag of surrender. st andrews cross echos confederate battle flag, alabama state flag.





city symbols

panama city: city flag quite similar florida state flag white background , st andrews cross echoing confederate battle flag, city seal replacing state seal.

former


bradenton: confederate monument, manatee county courthouse, unveiled 1927. removed in august 2017
west palm beach: confederate monument, woodlawn cemetery (1941). 1 south of st. augustine, confederate statue in palm beach , broward counties, said historian janet devries, leads cemetery tours @ woodlawn. vandalized several times. removed august 22, 2017. placed in storage, since owner, udc, had not claimed despite notification. believed local historians last confederate monument in palm beach county.
the state senate seal included confederate battle flag 1972 2016. senate voted in october 2015 replace confederate symbol florida state flag in wake of racially motivated charleston shootings.
the confederate stainless banner flag flew on west entrance of florida state capitol 1978 until 2001, when gov. jeb bush ordered removed.




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