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Spanish - America War Memorial

 
 
Spanish - America War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2019
1. Spanish - America War Memorial
Inscription.
"You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brace and determined." President McKinley

438 131

Every man a volunteer

Erected in honor of the veterans of the Spanish-American War by the Department of Kentucky United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliaries.


 
Erected 1938 by Spanish-American War by the Department of Kentucky United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliaries.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #25 William McKinley series list.
 
Location. 36° 59.572′ N, 86° 26.57′ W. Memorial is in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of East 10th Street and College Street, on the left when traveling north on East 10th Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 941 College Street, Bowling Green KY 42101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region. It is also in the American Midwest, in the South, and specifically in the Upper South. 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 Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bowling Green - Warren County (here, next to this marker); Warren County / Portage Railroad (here, next to this marker); Veterans of the American Revolution (here, next to this marker); Bowling Green (a few steps from this marker); Warren County's Chief USA Civil War Officers / Warren County's Awards (a few steps from this marker); Warren County Courthouse
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(within shouting distance of this marker); James T. Morehead, (1797-1854) (within shouting distance of this marker); Long Hunters (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowling Green.
 
Spanish - America War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2019
2. Spanish - America War Memorial
Spanish - America War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2019
3. Spanish - America War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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