Crawfordsville in Montgomery County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Spanish American War Memorial
Crawfordsville - Montgomery County Indiana
Photographed by Al Wolf, May 10, 2009
1. Spanish American War Memorial Entrance & Obelisk
(Left Side - Entry)
(Small Stone)
(Small Stone)
Co. M. 158th Ind. Vol. Inf. War with Spain
(Right of Obelisk)
Charles O. Wilhite Captain
(Left of Obelisk)
Capt. Martin V. Wert Our Grand Old Man
(Back of Obelisk)
Isaac C. Elston, Jr. 1st Lieutenant
George S. Harvey 2nd Lieutenant
- - - - - - - -
(Marker by Flag Pole)
Restored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1431 and Fathers Auxiliary Crawfordsville
Rededicated July 4, 1989
Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1431 and Fathers Auxiliary Crawfordsville (Rededicated).
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.
Location. 40° 1.897′ N, 86° 53.344′ W. Memorial is in Crawfordsville
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Regionally, this memorial is in Central Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Elston Memorial Home (approx. 0.7 miles away); Major General Lew Wallace (approx. 0.7 miles away); Henry S. Lane (approx. Ύ mile away); The Elston Homestead (approx. Ύ mile away); Saint John's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Crawfordsville (Indiana) Carnegie Library (approx. 0.8 miles away); Howdy Wilcox (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crawfordsville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Lane Place (was approx. Ύ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Al Wolf, May 10, 2009
2. Entry - - Spanish American War Memorial
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3. Entry View of Memorial / Flag Pole
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4. Left Side of Entry to Memorial
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5. Right Side of Memorial Entry
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6. Panel on Left Entry Side
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7. Panel on Right Side of Entry
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8. Front Panel on Obelisk
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9. Panel on Right Side of Obelisk
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10. Left Panel on Obelisk
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11. Panel on Back Side of Obelisk
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12. Front View of Obelisk from Joe Allen Parkway
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13. Front and Right Side View of Obelisk
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14. Right Side View of Obelisk
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15. Restored & Rededication - Stone Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,883 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. submitted on May 11, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
