Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

14cm 3.5 inch Gun

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2018

1. 14cm 3.5 inch Gun Marker

Inscription. 14cm 3.5 inch gun
from
Spanish armored cruiser
Vizcaya
Battle off Santiago Cuba
July 3 1898

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1893.

Location. 38° 58.952′ N, 76° 29.226′ W. Memorial is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Blake Road, on the right when traveling south on Maryland Avenue. On the grounds of the United States Naval Academy. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 118 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis MD 21401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Preble Hall (a few steps from this marker); Made from USS Lexington Recycled Plastic Waste (within shouting distance of this marker); The English Frigate “Augusta” (within shouting distance of this marker); San Cayetano (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish 18-Pounder (within shouting distance of this marker); The Tripoli Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Tripoli Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); SS Central America Bell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.

Another marker is no longer nearby. U.S. Naval Academy Museum (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Battle of Santiago de Cuba. (Submitted on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2018

2. 14cm 3.5 inch Gun Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.