Danville in Montour County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
U.S.S. Maine Memorial
In Memoriam
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 21, 2021
1. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered
from the U.S.S. Maine
Erected by Frank W. Sidler American Legion Post 40.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list.
Location. 40° 57.852′ N, 76° 36.741′ W. Memorial is in Danville, Pennsylvania, in Montour County. It is at the intersection of Bloom Street and Church Street, on the left when traveling east on Bloom Street. Monument is in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Danville PA 17821, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Spanish American War Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Southwest Asia and Afghanistan Wars (within shouting distance of this marker); American Revolution (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Montgomery House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.
Also see . . .
1. February 16 1898: Battleship U.S.S. Maine Explodes. PBS Timeline website entry (Submitted on February 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Remember The Maine. Smithsonian Magazine website entry (Submitted on February 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 21, 2021
2. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
via Naval History and Heritage Command, unknown
3. USS Maine (1895-1898)
Naval History and Heritage Command website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on October 29, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
