▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁C emetery ▁at ▁S ew ane e . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁His ▁papers ▁have ▁been ▁collected ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁Chap el ▁Hill , ▁in ▁Edmund ▁Kir by - Smith ▁Pap ers , ▁ 1 7 7 6 – 1 9 0 6 ▁( bul k ▁ 1 8 4 0 – 1 8 6 6 ). ▁A ▁d orm itory ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁L SU ▁in ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge ▁is ▁named ▁Edmund ▁Kir by ▁Smith ▁Hall . ▁ ▁A ▁portrait ▁of ▁Edmund ▁Kir by ▁Smith ▁by ▁Corn el ius ▁H ank ins ▁hang s ▁in ▁the ▁Wy att ▁Center ▁at ▁V ander b ilt ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Florida ▁ere cted ▁a ▁statue ▁hon oring ▁General ▁Smith ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Stat u ary ▁Hall ▁Collection ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Capit ol ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Florida ▁Governor ▁Rick ▁Scott ▁signed ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁statue ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁African - American ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ist ▁and ▁educ ator ▁Mary ▁Mc Le od ▁Beth une . ▁The ▁statue ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Lake ▁County ▁Historical ▁Museum ▁in ▁T av ares , ▁after ▁residents ▁of ▁St . ▁August ine ▁expressed ▁no ▁interest . ▁At ▁a ▁County ▁Commission ▁meeting ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁about ▁ 2 4 ▁residents ▁spoke ▁against