Independence in Montgomery County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
United Spanish War Veterans Memorial
1898 - 1902
— Army - Navy —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2012
1. United Spanish War Veterans Memorial
Camp No. 25
instituted
Sept 25 1920
USA · Cuba · Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Erected 1938 by William McTaggart Camp No. 25.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.
Location. 37° 14.334′ N, 95° 42.091′ W. Marker is in Independence, Kansas, in Montgomery County. Monument is off East Oak Street, in Riverside Park between Emmot Field and the playground. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Independence KS 67301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Kayo's Boys (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); F-100F Super Sabre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); A. C. Stich Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dr. George Tann (approx. 0.4 miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 0.9 miles away); Princess Cartwright's "Remington" (approx. one mile away); Etchen Studebaker Sales & Service (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Independence.
Also see . . . The Fighting Twentieth: History and Official Souvenir of the Twentieth Kansas Regiment (1899). (Submitted on July 24, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2012
2. United Spanish War Veterans Memorial Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2012
3. United Spanish War Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 609 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
