Campagnone Common in Lawrence in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Spanish War Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Marc Posner, September 1, 2025

1. Spanish War Veterans Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated by the
S·J·Ryan Camp No. 7
United Spanish War
Veterans
to Honor the
Men of Lawrence
Who served in the Army Navy
and Marine Corps of
the United States during the
Spanish-American War
Philippine Insurrection and
China Relief Expedition
1898 1902
Not a war for conquest or for military glory, but a righteous war fought by American volunteers to succor the weak and oppressed against foreign tyranny and to give to Cuba and the Philippines a place among the free peoples of the earth.

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Erected by S.J. Ryan Camp No. 7 United Spanish War Veterans.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 42° 42.527′ N, 71° 9.589′ W. Memorial is in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is in Campagnone Common. It is on Common Street just east of Lawrence Street, on the left when traveling east. Located in Campagnone Common. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lawrence MA 01840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in Greater Boston

and in the Merrimack Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1912 Strikers' Monument 2012 (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldiers' & Sailor's Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Our Honored Dead of World War II (about 400 feet away); Campagnone Memorial (about 400 feet away); William Lord (about 400 feet away); Boy Scouts of America (about 500 feet away); Lawrence Korean War Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Servicewomen Monument (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lawrence.

Photographed by Marc Posner, September 1, 2025

2. Spanish War Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Marc Posner, September 1, 2025

3. Spanish War Veterans Memorial

(bottom plaque) 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

Spanish War Veterans Memorial Honor Roll image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, September 1, 2025

4. Spanish War Veterans Memorial Honor Roll

( left plaque )

Photographed by Marc Posner, September 1, 2025

5. Spanish War Veterans Memorial Honor Roll

( right plaque )

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2025, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 1, 2025, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.