Key West in Monroe County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Battleship USS Maine

Key West — Florida Keys Historical Military Memorial

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 4, 2023

1. Battleship USS Maine Marker

Inscription.
Battleship USS Maine
Gun-Sight
Forward 10-inch Gun Turret
Salvaged from the Maine, destroyed
by an explosion in Havana Harbor, Cuba
on February 15, 1898
at 9:40PM
“Remember The Maine”

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • 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. 24° 33.572′ N, 81° 48.449′ W. Memorial is in Key West, Florida, in Monroe County. It can be reached from the intersection of Wall Street and Tift’s Aly. This marker is located on Mallory Square within the Key West — Florida Keys - Historical Military Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 400 Wall Street, Key West FL 33040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Florida Keys.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and

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the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: USS Key West (here, next to this marker); War on Drugs (here, next to this marker); Key West-Florida Keys Historical Military Memorial (here, next to this marker); Cuban Missile Crisis (here, next to this marker); Cold War (here, next to this marker); World War II (here, next to this marker); World War I (a few steps from this marker); Mallory Steamship Lines (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Key West.

Also see . . . Remembering the Maine. (Submitted on May 23, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 4, 2023

2. Battleship USS Maine Marker

Key West - Florida Keys Military Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 4, 2023

3. Key West - Florida Keys Military Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 307 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on May 24, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.