Greencastle in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
U.S.S. Maine Memorial
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 these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 15, 1898.
Location. 39° 47.033′ N, 77° 43.696′ W. Memorial is in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of Leitersburg Street and South Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on Leitersburg Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 408 S Washington St, Greencastle PA 17225, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: G.B. Freeman Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); William J. Hudson (within shouting distance of this marker); Michael G. Oravetz (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph E. Kuglar (within shouting distance of this marker); Harry D. Zeigler (within shouting distance of this marker); Greencastle (approx. 0.3 miles away); McCullough's Tavern (approx. 0.4 miles away); Colonel John Allison (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greencastle.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 252 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
