Waukegan in Lake County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Maine Memorial
Photographed by Michael Ryzy, July 4, 2015
1. U.S.S. Maine Memorial Marker
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th, 1889
Dedicated to Ben L. Jones Camp No. 50 United Spanish War Veterans
Erected by Homer Dahringer Post No. 281 American Legion.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list.
Location. 42° 21.552′ N, 87° 50.138′ W. Memorial is in Waukegan, Illinois, in Lake County. It can be reached from South West Street. Located in the Veterans Memorial Plaza in Washington Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Waukegan IL 60085, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Waukegan Doughboy Statue (here, next to this marker); Cpl. Richard E. Bush Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Waukegan Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Orion Perseus Howe (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Ray Bradbury Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ray Bradbury Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Washburn and Moen Manufacturing Company (approx. 1.3 miles away); Joseph T. Bowen Country Club (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waukegan.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2018, by Michael Ryzy of Palatine, Illinois. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 12 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 10, 2018, by Michael Ryzy of Palatine, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
