Southwest Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Robert E. Lee Tulip Popular

Camp Milton Historic Preserve

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 11, 2019

1. Robert E. Lee Tulip Popular Marker

Inscription.
Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) was a brilliant military genius was probably the greatest single factor in keeping the confederacy alive through the four years of the Civil War. After the war’s end, Lee refused to express bitterness. “Abandon your animosities,” he said, “and make your son Americans.” Lee’s Virginia ancestral home, Stratford Hall, is where a towering Tulip Poplar tree stands. This tree grew from a seed handpicked from the Robert E. lee Tulip Poplar.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil.

Location. 30° 20.186′ N, 81° 51.97′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Southwest Jacksonville. It can be reached from Halsema Road North 0.4 miles north of Old Plank Road, on the right when traveling north. Located within the Camp Milton Historic Preserve. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1225 Halsema Road North, Jacksonville FL 32220, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Antietam Sycamore (here, next to this marker); Arlington National Cemetery Tulip Poplar (here, next to this marker); Chatham House Catalpa (a few steps from this marker); Manassas Mimosa (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert E. Lee Southern Magnolia (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederick Douglass White Oak (within shouting distance of this marker); Apalachicola Harbor Live Oak (within shouting distance of this marker); Appomattox Court House Tulip Poplar (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Also see . . .
1. Camp Milton Historic Preserve.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 11, 2019

2. Robert E. Lee Tulip Popular Marker

Florida Hikes! (Submitted on November 20, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

2. Camp Milton Historic Preserve. City of Jacksonville (Submitted on November 21, 2019.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 254 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 20, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.