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Alpena in Alpena County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

U.S.S. Maine Memorial

In Memoriam

 
 
U.S.S. Maine Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 23, 2023
1. U.S.S. Maine Marker
Inscription. U.S.S. Maine, destroyed in Havana harbor February 15th 1898. This tablet cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine.

(on the shield)
☆ Patriotism ☆ Devotion ☆

 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list.
 
Location. 45° 3.72′ N, 83° 25.83′ W. Marker is in Alpena, Michigan, in Alpena County. Memorial is on Water Street south of North 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 208 N 1st Ave, Alpena MI 49707, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Alpena City Hall (a few steps from this marker); The Daniel Carter Family (within shouting distance of this marker); Winter Layup (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Third Ward (about 400 feet away); Alpena’s Second Avenue Bridge (about 500 feet away); Nordmeer (about 600 feet away); Thunder Bay National Maritime Sanctuary (about 600 feet away); Montana (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alpena.
 
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U.S.S. Maine Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 23, 2023
2. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
This gun was recovered from the Maine. This tablet is on the small cement plinth at the base of the gun, to the right. Click on image to zoom in.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 63 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

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