Wrightsville in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
U.S.S. Maine Memorial
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, January 26, 2008
1. U.S.S. Maine Memorial Marker
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • War, Spanish-American • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 15, 1898.
Location. 40° 1.508′ N, 76° 32.033′ W. Marker is in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is at the intersection of N. Fourth Street and Lincoln Highway (Pennsylvania Route 462), in the median on N. Fourth Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wrightsville PA 17368, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, in the Susquehanna Valley, and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Flame of Freedom (here, next to this marker); 1861 - 1865 (a few steps from this marker); Ham, Eggs, and Confederates (about 500 feet away); The Union Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Springetsbury Manor (approx. Ό mile away); Wrightsville (approx. Ό mile away); American Legion Monument (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wrightsville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Hosting the Invader
this page online
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 27, 2010
2. U.S.S. Maine Memorial
USS Maine (1895-1898), originally designated as Armored Cruiser # 1
Naval History and Heritage Command website entry
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Naval History and Heritage Command website entry
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Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, January 26, 2008
3. U.S.S. Maine Memorial Marker (in the back right)
1861-1865 and Flame of Freedom markers are in the foreground.
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 27, 2010
4. Mountain Howitzers
Near the memorial is a pedestal holding two 12-pdr Mountain Howitzers. One is an original, produced by Ames Manufacturing of Boston, Massachusetts in 1863. It has the registry number 25. The other appears to be a replica.
Photographed by U.S. Dept. of Defense, January 1898
5. The Maine entering Havana harbor
Photographed by Unknown, 1898
6. Wreckage of the USS Maine
Photographed by Mike Stroud, circa 1999
7. Arlington National Cemetery USS Maine Memorial
A section of the Mast from the doomed ship
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,078 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on June 12, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on January 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 4. submitted on June 12, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5, 6. submitted on July 21, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 7. submitted on January 30, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
