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By Dave R. Davison, June 9, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Ten Inch Shell From U.S.S. Maine Marker | | |
Inscription. The Property of
John R. Thompson Camp Number One
United Spanish War Veterans
Tacoma
Erected 1913 by United Spanish War Veterans Tacoma.
Marker series. This marker is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Plaques marker series.
Location. 47° 18.372′ N, 122° 31.005′ W. Marker is in Tacoma, Washington, in Pierce County. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tacoma WA 98407, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Military Road (approx. 9.2 miles away); Western State Hospital Historical Cemetery, 1876-1953 (approx. 9.4 miles away); Two-Story Log House (approx. 9.9 miles away); Lakewood Veterans Memorial (approx. 10 miles away); 36th Airlift Squadron Memorial (approx. 11.9 miles away); Loadmasters Memorial (approx. 12 miles away); POW/MIA Memorial (approx. 12 miles away); Douglas C-124C Globemaster II (approx. 12.1 miles away).
Also see . . . Memorial to the Battleship Maine in Point Defiance Park. This article about this memorial, by Dave R. Davidson, was published in the Tacoma Weekly on June 21, 2012. (Submitted on July 9, 2012.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on June 13, 2012, by Dave R. Davison of Tacoma, Washington. This page has been viewed 138 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on June 13, 2012, by Dave R. Davison of Tacoma, Washington. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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