Keokuk in Lee County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
U.S.S Maine Memorial
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 25, 2023
1. U.S.S Maine Memorial Marker
In Memoriam - U.S.S. Maine - Destroyed in Havana Harbor - February 15th, 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the USS Maine
Erected 1915 by Keokuk Chapter D.A.R.
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. 40° 24.753′ N, 91° 22.803′ W. Memorial is in Keokuk, Iowa, in Lee County. It is on North 17th Street near River Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1016 N 17th St, Keokuk IA 52632, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U.S.S. Maine Memorial (a few steps from this marker); To The Memory of Pioneers (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Keokuk Memorial (about 300 feet away); Keokuk's Speech In 1812 (about 300 feet away); Latter-day Saint Immigrants' Camp, 1853 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hugh Lincoln Cooper (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Hughes Family (approx. 0.9 miles away); Conrad Nagel (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Keokuk.
More about this memorial. Located in Rand Park, one of two USS Maine Memorials located in park.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 25, 2023
2. U.S.S Maine Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
