Butte in Silver Bow County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Spanish-American War Veterans Memorial
This plot is enclosed by Silver Bow Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution as a memorial to the Montana soldiers who lost their lives in the Spanish American War.
Dedicated 8 May 1999
Erected 1908 by Daughters of the American Revolution Silver Bow Chapter.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
Location. 45° 59.149′ N, 112° 32.556′ W. Memorial is in Butte, Montana, in Silver Bow County. It can be reached from South Montana Street. In an overlapping plot spanning both Mount Moriah Cemetery and Catholic Cemetery, off South Montana Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Butte MT 59701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in andspecifically outhwest Montana, in Gold West Country, in Mining Country. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mass Rock / Carraig an Aifrinn (a few steps from this marker); Robert Emmet Literary Association (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Milwaukee Depot (approx. one mile away); St. Joseph's Catholic Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); 9-11-01 All Gave Some, Some Gave All (approx. 1½ miles away); Socialist Hall (approx. 1½ miles away); Northern Pacific Locomotive 25 (approx. 1½ miles away); Town Pump Trail (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Butte.
More about this memorial. Original marker was dedicated in 1908. Through the years it was worn and almost illegible. A second marker was rededicated May 8, 1999.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2020, by Cheryl Genovese of Bozeman, Montana. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 24 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 22, 2020, by Cheryl Genovese of Bozeman, Montana. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
