Galesburg in Kalamazoo County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Maine Memorial
Photographed by Duane Hall, September 17, 2013
1. U.S.S. Maine Memorial Marker
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list.
Location. 42° 17.341′ N, 85° 25.055′ W. Memorial is in Galesburg, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County. It is at the intersection of E. Battle Creek Street (State Highway 96) and E. Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling east on E. Battle Creek Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Galesburg MI 49053, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Michigan. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Rufus Shafter Memorial (here, next to this marker); Congregational United Church of Christ (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Kalamazoo Region (approx. 1.8 miles away); Barn Theatre (approx. 3.4 miles away); Park Theatre (approx. 4.6 miles away); Builders Medad, Casey, Chauncey and Darwin McKay (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Climax Crescent Newspaper
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Photographed by Duane Hall, September 17, 2013
2. U.S.S. Maine Memorial Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 700 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
