Tecumseh in Johnson County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

U.S.S. Maine Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2011

1. U.S.S. Maine Memorial Marker

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

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.

Location. 40° 22.027′ N, 96° 11.723′ W. Memorial is in Tecumseh, Nebraska, in Johnson County. It is on 3rd Street near Clay Street, on the left when traveling south. Memorial is on the west lawn of the Johnson County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Tecumseh NE 68450, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Johnson County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson County World War Roll of Honor (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tecumseh (about 400 feet away); Rural Free Delivery (about 800 feet away); Cook (approx. 10 miles away); Convent House Bed & Breakfast (approx. 11.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tecumseh.

Regarding U.S.S. Maine Memorial. The battleship was sent to Havana Harbor to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban War of Independence, and it spent over three weeks anchored there without incident. On the evening of February 15, 1898, the ship exploded and sank, killing 268 sailors, or three-quarters of the crew. It was not determined if the cause was an accident or an attack, but this event contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War.

In 1913, sculptor Charles Keck of New York City designed a memorial plaque that was cast from metal salvaged from

U.S.S. Maine Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 30, 2011

2. U.S.S. Maine Memorial

Johnson County Courthouse in background, with flags flying for Memorial Day

the USS Maine after it was raised in Havana harbor the previous year. Jno Williams Inc. was a prominent American foundry located in New York City from 1875 to 1956. Over a thousand of the plaques were cast and they are spread all over the United States.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 803 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on June 8, 2024, by Randall Wilson of Red Oak, Iowa. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.