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Wyoming Spanish American War Monument

 
 
Wyoming Spanish American War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 12, 2011
1. Wyoming Spanish American War Monument
Inscription.
Erected to the Memory of
The heroes of the Spanish
American War
by
The State of Wyoming
and
The Ladies Volunteer Aid
Society
Second Regiment
U.S, Vol. Cavalry
First Battalion,
Wyoming Volunteers
Battery A
Wyoming Volunteers

 
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.
 
Location. 41° 8.418′ N, 104° 49.143′ W. Marker is in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in Laramie County. It is at the intersection of 24th Street and Central Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 24th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cheyenne WY 82001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Wyoming’s Laramie Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. 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 walking distance of this marker: Wyoming Army and Air National Guard Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wyoming Remembers (within shouting distance of this marker); Esther Hobart Morris (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Elling William "Bill" Golling (about 400 feet away); Wyoming’s Liberty Bell Replica (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Esther Hobart Morris (about 500 feet away); Justice Willis Van Devanter (about 500 feet away); Nellie Tayloe Ross (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheyenne.
 
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Wyoming Spanish American War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 12, 2011
2. Wyoming Spanish American War Monument
Wyoming Spanish American War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 12, 2011
3. Wyoming Spanish American War Monument
Wyoming Spanish American War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 12, 2011
4. Wyoming Spanish American War Monument
Wyoming Spanish American War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 12, 2011
5. Wyoming Spanish American War Monument
Taking the Oath
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,174 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 15, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
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Jun. 22, 2026