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Gardner in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Spanish American War Memorial

U.S.S. Maine Memorial

 
 
Spanish American War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Brosseau, May 7, 2019
1. Spanish American War Memorial
Inscription.
Erected by the citizens of Gardner and gratefully dedicated to the veterans of the Spanish-American War and The Philippine insurrection 1898-1902.

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.
 
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° 34.56′ N, 71° 59.892′ W. Memorial is in Gardner, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. It is on West St (Massachusetts Route 68), in the median. median between West St and Parker St divides route 68 and 101 across from 9 West St. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Gardner MA 01440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Quiet Corner and in Greater Worcester. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War ll Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War 1 Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of former Ohave Synagogue (approx. Ό mile away); Gardner Soldiers' Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); On June 27, 1785 (approx. half a mile away); Seth Heywood Site (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gardner.
 
USS Maine Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Brosseau, May 7, 2019
2. USS Maine Memorial
Spanish American War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Brosseau, May 7, 2019
3. Spanish American War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2019, by Darren Brosseau of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2019, by Darren Brosseau of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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