Monongahela in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
U.S.S. Maine Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 8, 2018
1. U.S.S. Maine Marker
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. 40° 12.145′ N, 79° 55.598′ W. Memorial is in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of Chess Street and 4th Street, on the right when traveling east on Chess Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 312 Chess St, Monongahela PA 15063, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pittsburgh. 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Hiker (here, next to this marker); Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); First Methodist Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Monongahela (about 600 feet away); Joseph Parkison (about 700 feet away); U.S.S. Monongahela Anchor (about 700 feet away); Baptist Church Bell (approx. Ό mile away); One Extraordinary Street (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monongahela.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 8, 2018
2. The Hiker Statue
Plaque is on the base of this statue.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
