Haledon in Passaic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

U.S.S. Maine Memorial

Photographed by Vincent LoProto, October 31, 2018

1. U.S.S. Maine Memorial

Inscription.
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine.

Presented to the Board of Education by the Honorable Ex-Mayor of the Borough of Haledon, Mr. William Turner 1931

Erected 1931 by Haledon Board of Education.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list.

Location. 40° 55.962′ N, 74° 11.35′ W. Memorial is in Haledon, New Jersey, in Passaic County. It can be reached from Barbor Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Haledon NJ 07508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

in Greater Newark,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

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

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finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: American Labor Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Botto House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Negro League Baseball at Hinchliffe Stadium (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hinchliffe Stadium (approx. 1.1 miles away); Alexander Hamilton (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mary Ellen Kramer (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Allied Textile Printing Site (approx. 1.2 miles away); John P. Holland’s First Submarine (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Haledon.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2018, by Vincent LoProto of Haledon, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 408 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 31, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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