Riverfront in Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

U.S.S. Maine Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023

1. U.S.S. Maine Memorial

Inscription. 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

©C. Keck Sc. 1913. Cast by Jno. Williams, Inc. N.Y.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • 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. 34° 14.221′ N, 77° 56.757′ W. Memorial is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in Riverfront. It is on North 3rd Street just north of Princess Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is mounted on the right [south] side of the Wilmington City Hall front staircase. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 North 3rd Street, Wilmington NC 28401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally,

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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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

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: President William H. Taft (here, next to this marker); Wilmington City Hall (here, next to this marker); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (a few steps from this marker); The Beginning of Wilmington (a few steps from this marker); Wilmington & New Hanover County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Freedom Flame (a few steps from this marker); Colonel James Innes (a few steps from this marker); StarNews Media Time Capsule (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . . USS Maine (1889). 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
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023

2. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
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.

(Submitted on June 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Wilmington City Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023

3. Wilmington City Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.