Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Battleship Maine Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 23, 2018
1. The Battleship Maine Memorial Marker
recovered from the wreck of
The Battleship Maine
after having been submerged fourteen years
in the waters of Havana harbor
are here mounted as a memorial to the
brave officers and seamen who lost their lives
on the night of February 15, 1898
as they slept awaiting the call to duty
Presented by the U S Government to the
Admiral Dahlgren Section Navy League U S
Dedicated to the City of Scranton on
Memorial Day 1918
Erected 1918 by U.S. Government and the Admiral Dahlgren Section, Navy League U.S.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 15, 1898.
Location. 41° 24.015′ N, 75° 38.63′ W. Memorial is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Mulberry Street east of Arthur Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Marker is on the Everhart Museum grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address:
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Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Everhart Museum (a few steps from this marker); Sigillaria Fossil (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Jerry Tomasetti (within shouting distance of this marker); 200th Anniversary of the U.S. Constitution (within shouting distance of this marker); The Freedom Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Coal Miners Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Brooks Coal Mine (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 23, 2018
2. The Battleship Maine Memorial
Another marker is no longer nearby. Brooks Model Coal Mine (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . .
1. Timeline, February 16 1898: Battleship U.S.S. Maine Explodes. (Submitted on April 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Destruction of the Maine (1898), by Louis Fisher (2009). (Submitted on April 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. The Destruction of USS Maine. (Submitted on April 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. USS Maine. (Submitted on April 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
5. History Channel Remember the Maine Documentary on YouTube. (Submitted on April 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 23, 2018
3. The Battleship Maine Memorial Shell and Dolphins
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 23, 2018
4. The Battleship Maine Memorial Port Cover
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 23, 2018
5. U.S. Navy League Emblem on The Battleship Maine Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 707 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
