Highland in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Trophy Cannon presented to Monroe County by Hon. O.F. Williams.
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 14, 2013
1. Trophy Cannon presented to Monroe County by Hon. O.F. Williams. Marker
Taken from the Spanish flag-ship Reina Christina at Manila Bay, May 1, 1898.
Dedicated November 28, 1902 by L. Bordman Smith Command No. 53, Spanish War Veterans, Memorial to Monroe County Comrades who sacrificed their lives on the altar of their country.
On Fames eternal camping ground
their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards with solemn round
the bivouac of the dead.
Erected 1902 by L. Bordman Smith Command No. 53, Spanish War Veterans.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.
Location. 43° 7.765′ N, 77° 37.475′ W. Memorial is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Highland. It can be reached from Mount Hope Blvd. near Elmwood Avenue. Marker is mounted on a cannon within Mt. Hope Cemetery. See map. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14611, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Memorial in Mount Hope Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas M. Rathbun (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Firehorses (within shouting distance of this marker); Highland Park Burials (within shouting distance
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Photographed by Yugoboy, May 14, 2013
2. Trophy Cannon presented to Monroe County by Hon. O.F. Williams. Marker
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 14, 2013
3. Trophy Cannon presented to Monroe County by Hon. O.F. Williams. Marker
View facing south. Marker is within an area of numerous military burials. To the north of the marker is the Civil War section. The east side of the road (left side of this photo) lie mainly WWI vets and casualties.
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 14, 2013
4. Trophy Cannon presented to Monroe County by Hon. O.F. Williams. Marker
Facing North. Civil War graves are in the distance and the the right. Spanish-American War graves are near the cannon itself.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 702 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 12, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
