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Spanish-American War Memorial

 
 
Spanish-American War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2018
1. Spanish-American War Memorial
Inscription.
Erected by
The City of Albany
July 22, 1928
in memory of those
who served their
country
in the
Spanish-American War
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William S. Hackett
John Boyd Thacher 2nd.
Mayors

Cuba • Philippines • Porto Rico • Hawaii

 
Erected 1928 by the City of Albany.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.
 
Location. 42° 39.483′ N, 73° 45.909′ W. Memorial is in Albany, New York, in Albany County. It is in Central Avenue. It is on Henry Johnson Boulevard east of Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Townsend Park, Albany NY 12210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Capital District. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Townsend Park (a few steps from this marker); 10th Ward War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Albany Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Parading and Promenading (about 700 feet away); Washington Avenue Armory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thirsty? (approx. Ό mile away); Albany Business College (approx. 0.3 miles away); 118-120 Washington Avenue (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.
 
Spanish-American War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2018
2. Spanish-American War Memorial
Spanish-American War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2018
3. Spanish-American War Memorial
Spanish-American War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2018
4. Spanish-American War Memorial
Spanish-American War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2018
5. Spanish-American War Memorial
Looking south
Spanish-American War Memorial Statue Detail image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2018
6. Spanish-American War Memorial Statue Detail
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,219 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 31, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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