Easton in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
U.S.S. Maine and Spanish-American War Memorial
"Hail Martyrs"
| — | 1898 • 1902 | — |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 9, 2019
1. U.S.S. Maine and Spanish-American War Memorial
Martyrs of the Maine
and the
United States Soldiers
Sailors and Marines
of the Spanish-American War
Dedicated June 24, 1914
The projectile surmounting this monument is from the Battleship Maine destroyed in Havana Harbor February 15 1898
Erected 1914 by the County of Northampton and Col Charles A Wikoff Camp No 43, United Spanish War Veterans.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list.
Location. 40° 41.344′ N, 75° 13.007′ W. Memorial is in Easton, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is at the intersection of Walnut Street and Ferry Street, on the left when traveling south on Walnut Street. Monument is on the Northampton County Courthouse Complex grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Easton PA 18042, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley. 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 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 Mixsell House (approx. 0.3 miles away); George Taylor (approx. 0.3 miles away); Indian Peace Treaties (approx. 0.4 miles away); Northampton County’s First Court House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sullivan’s March (approx. 0.4 miles away); Founding of Easton and Northampton County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Samuel Phillippe
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 9, 2019
2. U.S.S. Maine and Spanish-American War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 9, 2019
3. "Hail Martyrs" U.S.S. Maine and Spanish-American War Memorial Sculpture
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 9, 2019
4. "Hail Martyrs" U.S.S. Maine and Spanish-American War Memorial Sculpture Title
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 9, 2019
5. "Hail Martyrs" Sculptor's Mark
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 9, 2019
6. "Hail Martyrs" Sculptor's Copyright Mark
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 9, 2019
7. Geodetic Survey Mark on base of U.S.S. Maine and Spanish-American War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 177 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 10, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
