Racine in Racine County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Spanish-American War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 8, 2013
1. Spanish-American War Memorial Marker
Soldiers and Sailors
who served in the
War with Spain
1898 - 1902
Presented to Wm. A. Bancroft
Camp No. 16 U.S.W.V.
by
Hon. A. J. Horlick
Mayor of Racine
Erected 1909 by A. J. Horlick.
Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 42° 43.262′ N, 87° 48.648′ W. Marker is in Racine, Wisconsin, in Racine County. It can be reached from West Boulevard. Monument is in Mound Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1147 West Boulevard, Racine WI 53403, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in 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 and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Joe (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Soldiers of the American Revolution (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mound Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); 32nd 'Red Arrow' Infantry Division Memorial (approx.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 8, 2013
2. Spanish-American War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 8, 2013
3. Spanish-American War Memorial Statue
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 8, 2013
4. Spanish-American War Memorial Detail
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 922 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 13, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
