Pottsville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Spanish War Veterans

Photographed by Frederick Bothwell, December 26, 2019

1. Spanish War Veterans Marker

Inscription. 1898-1902
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
U.S.A.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.

Location. 40° 41.046′ N, 76° 11.917′ W. Memorial is in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is on West Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 209) 0 miles east of North 5th Street, in the median. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 415 W Market St, Pottsville PA 17901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region.

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: In Memory of the First Defenders and Nicholas Biddle (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Yuengling -America's Oldest Brewery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); John K. "Jack" Schneider (about 600 feet away); John O'Hara (about 600 feet away); Joseph L. Warne, M. D. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mahantongo and South Second Streets (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Pott (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pottsville Downtown Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pottsville.

More about this memorial. The marker is affixed to the base of an exceptionally fine bronze sculpture of an enlisted U.S. Army rifleman or U.S. Volunteer Rough Rider of the period rendered in the style of Daniel Chester French

Additional keywords. Spanish-American War, Rough Riders, U.S. Volunteers, War With Spain,

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Photographed by Frederick Bothwell, December 26, 2019

2. Spanish War Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2019, by Frederick Bothwell of Georgetown, Texas. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2019, by Frederick Bothwell of Georgetown, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.