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Not who you're looking for? Others named Robert E. Lee: Confederate States general (1807–1870) · statue by Coppini at University of Texas at Austin · American architect · Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (1912–
The Robert E. Lee Tree is the second largest giant sequoia in the Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park, and the eleventh largest giant sequoia in the world. Richard Field, a Confederate lieutenant, named this tree in honor of Robert E. Lee around 1875. In 2020, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks removed references to the name in Park materials, in an effort to promote inclusiveness following the George Floyd protests; however, the name cannot be changed without the approval of Congress or the National Park Service.
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