Garner in Hancock County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
U.S.S. Maine Memorial
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 29, 2021
1. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
In Memoriam - U.S.S. Maine - Destroyed in Havana Harbor - February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine.
Presented to the City by the John Stanton Chapter D.A.R.
Erected by John Stanton Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series lists.
Location. 43° 6.079′ N, 93° 36.139′ W. Memorial is in Garner, Iowa, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of State Street and West 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on State Street. Located beside the sidewalk near the northeast corner of the Garner Public Library. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 416 State Street, Garner IA 50438, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North
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Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Britt Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.1 miles away); Winnebago County Spanish-American War Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.3 miles away); Winnebago County (approx. 11.3 miles away); Union Soldier - Winnebago County Civil War Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.3 miles away); Forest City, Iowa Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.4 miles away); Winnebago County, Iowa Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.4 miles away).
Also see . . . USS Maine. Wikipedia entry:
Maine was sent to Havana Harbor to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban War of Independence. She exploded and sank on the evening of 15 February 1898, killing three-quarters of her crew. The ship lay at the bottom of the harbor until 1911, when a cofferdam was built around it. The hull was patched up until the ship was afloat, then she was towed to sea and sunk.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 29, 2021
2. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
via Wikipedia, 1896
3. U.S.S. Maine
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 29, 2021
4. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 374 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 3. submitted on November 17, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on July 2, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
