Tarboro in Edgecombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
U.S.S. Maine Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 18, 2023
1. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
Placed by
John W. Cotten
Camp No. 9 and Auxiliary
United Spanish
War Veterans
Erected by John W. Cotten Camp No. 9 and Auxiliary Spanish War Veterans.
Topics and series. This historical marker and 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. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1636.
Location. 35° 54.049′ N, 77° 32.109′ W. Marker is in Tarboro, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. It is at the intersection of St Andrew Street and East Wilson Street, on the right when traveling north on St Andrew Street. Located on the town common. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tarboro NC 27886, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Occupation of Tarboro (about 300 feet away); Town Common (about 400 feet away); Washington's Southern Tour (about 500 feet away); Colonel Louis D. Wilson (about 600 feet away); Edgecombe County Veterans Memorial (about 800 feet away); Edgecombe County Court House Annex
this page online
Other markers no longer nearby. Edgecombe County Confederate Memorial (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Town Common (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 2, 2010
2. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 2, 2010
3. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,591 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on May 24, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
