Downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Spanish–American War Memorial
7th Regiment Monument
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 13, 2023
1. Spanish–American War Memorial
7th Cal. Inf. U.S.V.
In Everlasting Remembrance.
Our dead - They lie in scattered graves - These silent heroes of our battalions.
War With Spain A.D. 1898.
Erected 1900 by artist S.M. Goddard; and City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 480.)
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 34° 2.91′ N, 118° 15.158′ W. Memorial is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. It can be reached from Hill Street south of 5th Street, on the right when traveling south. Located in Pershing Square. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 511 S Hill St, Los Angeles CA 90013, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in California’s Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: General John J. Pershing (a few steps from this marker); Old Ironsides (a few steps from this marker);
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More about this memorial. The 6½-foot tall sculpture stands on a 6-foot pedestal which was reduced from the original 12-foot pedestal.
The words “War With Spain A.D. 1898” are now half-buried in the dirt at the base of the shortened pedestal.
Regarding Spanish–American War Memorial. Also known as the 7th Regiment Monument, in 1990 it was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 480, a “life-size granite statue of a soldier completed in 1900 by S.M. Goddard as a memorial to local soldiers who died in the Spanish–American War.”
It is the city’s first public monument, and its oldest public art.
Theodore Eisen and Sumner Hunt were the supervising architects for the installation of the monument.
The monument was originally located in the northeast corner of the park and has been relocated within the park several times prior to its current setting. Originally, the base was twice as tall. Sections of that base were removed, including a section inscribed "In Everlasting Remembrance."
During the Spanish American War, the 7th California
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 13, 2023
2. Spanish–American War Memorial
Mustered out of the service of the United States at Los Angeles on December 2, 1898.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. - U.S.S. Maine Memorial - the outbreak of the Spanish-American War.
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3. Spanish–American War Memorial
The original pedestal was much taller.
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 13, 2023
4. Spanish–American War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 741 times since then and 121 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3. submitted on October 16, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on August 23, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
