Crawfordsville in Montgomery County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Spanish American War Memorial

Crawfordsville - Montgomery County Indiana

Photographed By Al Wolf, May 10, 2009

1. Spanish American War Memorial Entrance & Obelisk

Inscription.
(Left Side - Entry)
(Small Stone)
April 26, 1898 (Large Stone)
Remember the Maine Destroyed Feb. 15, 1898 - - - - - - - (Right Side - Entry)
(Small Stone)
July 4, 1902 (Large Stone)
To All Montgomery County Veterans of the War with Spain - - - - - - - - (Front of Obelisk)
Co. M. 158th Ind. Vol. Inf. War with Spain

(Right of Obelisk)
Charles O. Wilhite Captain

(Left of Obelisk)
Capt. Martin V. Wert Our Grand Old Man

(Back of Obelisk)
Isaac C. Elston, Jr. 1st Lieutenant
George S. Harvey 2nd Lieutenant
- - - - - - - -
(Marker by Flag Pole)
Restored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1431 and Fathers Auxiliary Crawfordsville

Rededicated July 4, 1989

Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1431 and Fathers Auxiliary Crawfordsville (Rededicated).

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.

Location. 40° 1.897′ N, 86° 53.344′ W. Marker is in Crawfordsville

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, Indiana, in Montgomery County. Memorial is on Joe Allen Parkway east of Mill Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crawfordsville IN 47933, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Elston Memorial Home (approx. 0.7 miles away); Major General Lew Wallace (approx. 0.7 miles away); Henry S. Lane (approx. ¾ mile away); The Elston Homestead (approx. ¾ mile away); Saint John's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Crawfordsville (Indiana) Carnegie Library (approx. 0.8 miles away); Howdy Wilcox (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crawfordsville.

Entry - - Spanish American War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Al Wolf, May 10, 2009

2. Entry - - Spanish American War Memorial

Entry View of Memorial / Flag Pole image. Click for full size.

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3. Entry View of Memorial / Flag Pole

Left Side of Entry to Memorial image. Click for full size.

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4. Left Side of Entry to Memorial

Right Side of Memorial Entry image. Click for full size.

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5. Right Side of Memorial Entry

Panel on Left Entry Side image. Click for full size.

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6. Panel on Left Entry Side

Panel on Right Side of Entry image. Click for full size.

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7. Panel on Right Side of Entry

Front Panel on Obelisk image. Click for full size.

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8. Front Panel on Obelisk

Panel on Right Side of Obelisk image. Click for full size.

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9. Panel on Right Side of Obelisk

Left Panel on Obelisk image. Click for full size.

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10. Left Panel on Obelisk

Panel on Back Side of Obelisk image. Click for full size.

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11. Panel on Back Side of Obelisk

Front View of Obelisk from Joe Allen Parkway image. Click for full size.

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12. Front View of Obelisk from Joe Allen Parkway

Front and Right Side View of Obelisk image. Click for full size.

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13. Front and Right Side View of Obelisk

Right Side View of Obelisk image. Click for full size.

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14. Right Side View of Obelisk

Restored & Rededication - Stone Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Al Wolf, May 10, 2009

15. Restored & Rededication - Stone Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,680 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. submitted on May 11, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.