Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Spanish-American War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 15, 2022
1. Spanish-American War Memorial U.S.S. Maine Marker
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet cast from metal recovered
from the U.S.S. Maine
[Teddy Roosevelt bas relief]
"Aggressive fighting for the right
is the noblest sport the world affords"
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list.
Location. 41° 40.922′ N, 73° 56.046′ W. Memorial is in Poughkeepsie, New York, in Dutchess County. It can be reached from South Avenue. Monument and Spanish War Veterans Plot are in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery Section W. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 342 South Avenue, Poughkeepsie NY 12601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Brev't. Maj. Louis McLane Hamilton (within shouting distance of this marker); Poughkeepsie Volunteer Fire Department World War I Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Elijah Hedding D.D. (about 700 feet away); Anandabai Joshee M.D. (about 800 feet away);
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Also see . . . Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery. (Submitted on November 17, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 15, 2022
2. Spanish-American War Memorial Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 15, 2022
3. Spanish-American War Memorial and Plot
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
