Southwest Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Robert E. Lee Sweetgum
Camp Milton Historical Preserve
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 11, 2019
1. Robert E. Lee Sweetgum Marker
General Robert E. Lee was the brilliant Confederate leader whose military genius was probably the greatest single factor in keeping the Confederacy alive through the four years of the Civil War. Lee came from a distinguished family. His Virginia birthplace and ancestral home, Stratford Hall, saw four generations of Lees, including Richard Henry Lee and Francis “Lightfoot” Lee, the only brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence. The Robert E. Lee Sweetgum tree still towers against the sky at this Virginia landmark. This tree is grown from a seed handpicked from the Robert E. Lee Sweetgum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas.
Location. 30° 20.211′ N, 81° 51.977′ 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. Located within the Camp Milton Historic Preserve. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1225 Halsema Road North,
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Regionally, 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: Gettysburg American Sycamore (a few steps from this marker); Harriet Beecher Stowe White Ash (a few steps from this marker); Brompton White Oak (a few steps from this marker); Manassas Mimosa (a few steps from this marker); Booker T. Washington Sycamore (a few steps from this marker); Frederick Douglass White Oak (within shouting distance of this marker); Apalachicola Harbor Live Oak (within shouting distance of this marker); Andersonville Southern Magnolia (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 11, 2019
2. Robert E. Lee Sweetgum Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 333 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
