Downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Spanish–American War Memorial
7th Regiment Monument
Photographed By Craig Baker, August 13, 2023
1. Spanish–American War Memorial
7th Cal. Inf. U.S.V.
In Everlasting Remembrance.
Our dead - They lie in scattered graves - These silent heroes of our battalions.
War With Spain A.D. 1898.
Erected 1900 by artist S.M. Goddard; and City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 480.)
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 34° 2.91′ N, 118° 15.158′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. Memorial can be reached from Hill Street south of 5th Street, on the right when traveling south. Located in Pershing Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 511 S Hill St, Los Angeles CA 90013, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. General John J. Pershing (a few steps from this marker); Old Ironsides (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Pershing Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Biltmore Hotel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Biltmore Hotel (about 300 feet away); Pacific Mutual Building (about 700 feet away); Oviatt Building (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
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More about this memorial. The 6˝-foot tall sculpture stands on a 6-foot pedestal which was reduced from the original 12-foot pedestal.
The words “War With Spain A.D. 1898” are now half-buried in the dirt at the base of the shortened pedestal.
Regarding Spanish–American War Memorial. Also known as the 7th Regiment Monument, in 1990 it was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 480, a “life-size granite statue of a soldier completed in 1900 by S.M. Goddard as a memorial to local soldiers who died in the Spanish–American War.”
It is the city’s first public monument, and its oldest public art.
During the Spanish American War, the 7th California Volunteer Infantry was organized into the service of the United States on May 9, 1898, with 59 officers and 979 enlisted men.
Mustered out of the service of the United States at Los Angeles on December 2, 1898.
Photographed By Craig Baker, August 13, 2023
2. Spanish–American War Memorial
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3. Spanish–American War Memorial
The original pedestal was much taller.
Photographed By Craig Baker, August 13, 2023
4. Spanish–American War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3. submitted on October 16, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on August 23, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
