August 21, 2017
Editor’s note: This list has been updated with information on several monuments, schools and roads provided by readers.
Texas has more than 180 public symbols of the Confederacy, with dozens of monuments dedicated during or after the Civil Rights era.
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center — a nonprofit legal organization that monitors hate groups — the symbols take the form of schools, roads, monuments and even county names spread across the state. The center lists just Virginia as having more symbols than Texas.
Several entries on this list may not be around for much longer. For example, the Austin City Council has begun the process of renaming Robert E. Lee Road. But many others remain untouched. The Texas Tribune reported last August that many school districts with schools named after Confederate figures have not considered changing anything.
In the weeks following violent rallies by white supremacists in Charlottesville, public attention on symbols of the Confederacy has reached a fever pitch. In the late hours on Sunday, the University of Texas at Austin began removing three confederate statues from its campus grounds. And over the weekend, hundreds of protesters rallied against Confederate monuments in Houston and Dallas.
The list at the bottom of this page outlines known Confederate symbols in Texas. Most of this list, which is incomplete, comes from the Southern Poverty Law Center. Several monuments, schools and roads have been added through reader submissions. Help us further fill this list by sending us the name of Confederate symbols we’re missing. Just click the button below to send us the symbols located near you.
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CityName of SymbolType of SymbolYear of Dedication
Abilene
Jackson Elementary School
School
1952
Abilene
Lee Elementary School
School
1961
Abilene
Johnston Elementary School
School
N/A
Alpine
General Lawrence “Sul” Ross
Monument
1963
Alpine
Confederate Colonel Henry P. Brewster
Monument/Courthouse
1963
Alpine
Sul Ross State University
School
N/A
Amarillo
Confederate Monument
Monument
1931
Amarillo
Lee Elementary School
School
N/A
Aspermont
Stonewall County
County
1888
Aspermont
County Named for Confederate Hero Stonewall Jackson
Monument/Courthouse
1963
Athens
Henderson County Confederate Momument
Monument
1964
Austin
John H. Reagan State Office Building
Building
N/A
Austin
Confederate Soldiers Monument
Monument/Gov. Property
1903
Austin
Terry’s Texas Rangers Monument
Monument/Gov. Property
1907
Austin
Hood’s Texas Brigade Monument
Monument/Gov. Property
1910
Austin
John H. Reagan High School
School
1965
Austin
Confederate Heroes Day
Holiday
N/A
Austin
Jeff Davis Avenue
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Austin
Robert E. Lee Road
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Bastrop
Home Town of Texas Confederate Major Joseph D. Sayers
Monument/Courthouse
1963
Bay City
Confederate Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1913
Baytown
Lee High School
School
1928
Baytown
Lee College
School
1934
Beaumont
Our Confederate Soldiers
Monument
1912
Belton
Confederate Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1916
Bellmead
Confederate Memorial
Monument
N/A
Big Lake
Reagan County
County
1903
Bonham
Confederate Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1905
Brownfield
Terry County
County
1904
Brownsville
Jefferson Davis Memorial
Monument
1926
Brownsville
Robert E. Lee Youth Building
Building
N/A
Breckenridge
Stephens County
County
Canadian
Hemphill County
County
1877
Canyon
Randall County
County
1889
Clarendon
Donley County
County
1882
Clarksville
Confederate Soldier
Monument
1912
Cleburne
Johnson County
County
1867
Cleburne
City of Cleburne
Municipality
1871
Cleburne
Confederate Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1917
Cleburne
City Named for Confederate General Patrick Cleburne
Monument/Courthouse
1964
Cleburne
Cleburne Monument
Monument
2010
Coleman
Hometown of Texas Confederate Colonel James E. McCord
Monument
1963
Conroe
Beauregard Drive
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Conroe
Jubal Early Lane
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Conroe
Stonewall Jackson Drive
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Corsicana
A Call to Arms
Monument/Courthouse
1909
Crowell
Foard County
County
1891
College Station
Sul Ross Statue
Monument
N/A
Cuero
General August C. Buchel Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1963
Dallas
General Robert E. Lee and Confederate Soldier Statue
Monument
1936
Dallas
Stonewall Jackson Elementary School
School
1939
Dallas
Robert E. Lee Park
Park
N/A
Dallas
Albert Sidney Johnston Elementary School
School
N/A
Dallas
John H. Reagan Elementary School
School
N/A
Dallas
Robert E. Lee Elementary School
School
N/A
Denton
Confederate Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1918
Denton
Lee Elementary School
School
1988
Driftwood
Camp Ben McCulloch
Park
N/A
Eagle Pass
Robert E. Lee Elementary School
School
N/A
Edinburg
Lee Elementary School
School
N/A
El Paso
Hometown of Texas Confederate Captain James W. Magoffin
Monument
1964
El Paso
Major Simeon Hart
Monument
1964
El Paso
Robert E. Lee Road
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
El Paso
Lee Elementary School
School
N/A
Farmersville
Confederate Soldier
Monument
1917
Fort Davis
Jeff Davis County
County
1887
Fort Davis
City of Fort Davis
Municipality
N/A
Fort Davis
Fort Davis AEC School
School
N/A
Fort Davis
Fort Davis High School
School
N/A
Fort Hood
Fort Hood
Military Base
1942
Fort Worth
Confederate Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1953
Fort Worth
Jefferson Davis Park
Park
N/A
Gainesville
Confederate Heroes
Monument
1908
Gainesville
Confederate Soldier Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1911
Gainesville
Robert E. Lee Intermediate School
School
N/A
Galveston
Dignified Resignation Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1912
Georgetown
Confederate Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1916
Giddings
Lee County
County
1874
Goldthwaite
Confederate Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1915
Gonzales
Confederate Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1909
Graham
Confederate Memorial
Monument/Courthouse
1916
Granbury
Hood County
County
1866
Granbury
City of Granbury
Municipality
1887
Grand Prairie
Robert E. Lee Elementary School
School
1948
Greenville
Confederate Soldier
Monument
1926
Hamilton
Stonewall Jackson Road
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Hemphill
Confederate Street
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Hemphill
Stonewall Street
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Hillsboro
Confederate Soldier
Monument/Courthouse
1925
Holliday
Stonewall Jackson Camp 249
Monument
1999
Holliday
Stonewall Jackson Campground
Park
N/A
Holliday
Stonewall Road
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Houston
Robert E. Lee Road
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Houston
Robert Lee Road
Road/Street/Highway
Hunt
Robert E. Lee Road
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Huntsville
Walker County Civil War Memorial
Monument/Courthouse
1956
Jacksonville
Jeff Davis Street
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Jefferson
Confederate Memorial
Monument/Courthouse
1907
Jefferson
Confederate Soldier Statue
Monument/Courthouse
1907
Kaufman
Confederate Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1911
Kermit
Winkler County
County
1910
Kermit
Colonel C.M. Winkler
Monument
1963
Kermit
East Winkler Street
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Lockhart
Confederate Monument
Monument
N/A
Lake Jackson
O.M. Roberts Elementary School
School
N/A
Lakeside
Confederate Park Road
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Lancaster
Site of Confederate Arms Factory
Monument/Gov. Property
1936
League City
Jeb Stuart Drive
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Levelland
Robert Lee Street
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Liberty
Confederate Street
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Livingston
Robert E. Lee Road
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Llano
Confederate Soldier Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1916
Longview
Gregg County
County
1873
Longview
Confederate Heroes
Monument/Courthouse
1911
Lubbock
Lubbock County
County
N/A
Marshall
Confederate Monument
Monument
1906
Marshall
Confederate Capitol of Missouri
Monument
1963
Marshall
Home of Last Texas Confederate Governor Pendleton Murrah
Monument
1963
Marshall
Home Town of Texas Confederate General Elkanah Greer
Monument/Courthouse
1963
Marshall
Jeff Davis Street
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Marshall
Stonewall Drive
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Marshall
Robert E. Lee Elementary School
School
N/A
Memphis
WWI and Confederate Soldier Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1924
Miami
Roberts County
County
1889
Miami
Colonel O.M. Roberts
Monument
1963
Midland
Lee Freshman High School
School
1961
Midland
Lee High School
School
1961
Missouri City
Beauregard Court
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Missouri City
Bedford Forrest Drive
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Missouri City
Breckinridge Court
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Missouri City
Confederate Drive
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Missouri City
Pickett Place
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Mount Pleasant
Confederate Soldier Statue
Monument/Courthouse
1911
Multiple
Jefferson Davis Highway
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Odessa
Ector County
County
1891
Pasadena
Jackson Jr. High
School
N/A
Palestine
John H. Reagan Statue
Monument
1911
Palestine
John H. Reagan Park
Park
N/A
Pampa
Gray County
County
1902
Paris
Confederate Monument (Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Albert SidneyJohnston, Stonewall Jackson)
Monument/Courthouse
1903
Pecos
Reeves County
County
1884
Perryton
Ochiltree County
County
1889
Port Arthur
Lee Elementary School
School
1959
Port Atthur
Dick Dowling Monument
Monument
N/A
Rankin
Upton County
County
1910
Richmond
Jeb Stuart Drive
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Richmond
Jeff Davis Drive
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Richmond
Stonewall Drive
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Ridgley
Bedford Forrest Lane
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Robert Lee
City of Robert Lee
Municipality
N/A
Robert Lee
Robert Lee Elementary School
School
N/A
Robert Lee
Robert Lee High School
School
N/A
Roma
Robert Lee Avenue
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Rosenberg
B.F. Terry High School
School
N/A
San Angelo
Tom Green County
County
1875
San Angelo
Lee Middle School
School
1949
San Angelo
Beauregard Avenue
Road
N/A
San Antonio
Lest We Forget Our Dead
Monument
1899
San Antonio
Confederate Monument
Monument
1900
San Antonio
Lee High School
School
1958
San Antonio
Beauregard Street
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
San Antonio
Robert E. Lee Street
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Sanderson
Terrell County
County
1905
Sherman
Confederate Soldier
Monument
1897
Snyder
Scurry County
County
1884
Snyder
Texas Confederate William R. Scurry Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1963
Sonora
Sutton County
County
1890
Sterling City
Robert Lee Highway
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Stonewall
City of Stonewall
Municipality
N/A
Stonewall
Stonewall Elementary School
School
N/A
Sweetwater
Robert Lee Street
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Texarkana
Confederate Mothers Monument
Monument
1918
Tomball
Confederate Powder Mill Marker
Monument
1966
Tyler
Robert E. Lee High School
School
1958
Tyler
Robert E. Lee Drive
Road
N/A
Tyler
Hubbard Middle School
School
1964
Tyler
Jeb Stuart Drive
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Tyler
Jeff Davis Drive
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Tyler
Confederate Soldier Monument
Monument
N/A
Tyler
Confederate Avenue
Road
N/A
Vega
Oldham County
County
1881
Vernon
Confederate Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1916
Victoria
Confederate Flag
Flag
1912
Victoria
Confederate Monument
Monument
1912
Victoria
Robert E. Lee Road
Road/Street/Highway
N/A
Weatherford
Confederate Monument
Monument/Courthouse
1915
Wharton
Confederate Veterans Memorial
Monument
N/A
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2017/08/21/texas-has-second-most-public-symbols-confederacy-nation/.
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