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United Spanish War Veterans

 
 
United Spanish War Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 16, 2012
1. United Spanish War Veterans Marker
This marker is the official symbol of the United Spanish War Veterans.
Inscription.
United Spanish War Veterans
Army       Navy
1898 – 1902
U. S. A. • Philippine Islands • Porto Rico • Cuba

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Erected
by
John T. Hilton Camp No. 3
United Spanish War Veterans
Rutherford, N.J.
May 30, 1907

 
Erected 1907 by United Spanish War Veterans - John T. Hilton Camp No. 3.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.
 
Location. 40° 49.561′ N, 74° 6.443′ W. Memorial is in Rutherford, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is at the intersection of Park Avenue and Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Park Avenue. The marker is located at the north end of Lincoln Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Rutherford NJ 07070, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rutherford Veterans of War (a few steps from this marker); Rutherford World War I Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg Address (within shouting distance of this marker); Rutherford World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); John Rutherfurd (within shouting distance of this marker);
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U.S.S. Maine Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rutherford Vietnam & Korea Memorial (about 400 feet away); Hoage House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rutherford.
 
Second Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 16, 2012
2. Second Marker
United Spanish War Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 16, 2012
3. United Spanish War Veterans Memorial
Both markers can be seen in this photo, on the muzzle and on the side of the cannon.
Spanish American War Monument in Rutherford image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 16, 2012
4. Spanish American War Monument in Rutherford
Monument in Lincoln Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 16, 2012
5. Monument in Lincoln Park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,039 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 21, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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