Shamokin in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Spanish-American War Memorial

1898 • 1902

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

1. Spanish-American War Memorial

Inscription.

This monument was erected by the patriotic people of Shamokin and vicinity and the members of Major General Guy V. Henry Camp No. 11, United Spanish War Veterans, to commemorate the valor and patriotism of the men who served in the war with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection and the China Relief Expedition.

Deciated August 12, 1938

Erected 1938 by the People of Shamokin and Major General Guy V. Henry Camp No. 11, United Spanish War Veterans.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American.

Location. 40° 47.353′ N, 76° 33.505′ W. Memorial is in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is at the intersection of Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 125) and Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling north on Market Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 140 West Lincoln Street, Shamokin PA 17872, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stanley A. Coveleski (within shouting distance of this marker); Legacy Park (within shouting distance of this marker); John Fitzgerald Kennedy (within shouting distance of this marker); When Coal Was King

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Price of Freedom Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); History of the J.H And C.K. Eagle Silk Mill (about 500 feet away); 9/11 and First Responders Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shamokin.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

2. Spanish-American War Memorial

<i>The Hiker</i> Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

3. The Hiker Statue

On Spanish-American War Memorial

United Spanish War Veterans Emblem image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

4. United Spanish War Veterans Emblem

M1898 Siege Howitzer (No.232) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

5. M1898 Siege Howitzer (No.232)

Spanish-American War era gun

M1898 Siege Howitzer (No.232) Builder Plate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

6. M1898 Siege Howitzer (No.232) Builder Plate

Rock Island Arsenal, 1898

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 21, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.