Fond du Lac in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Spanish–American War Memorial
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 16, 2014
1. Spanish–American War Memorial
to
Those Who Served
in the War
With
Spain
1898 — 1902
(U.S.S. Maine plaque)
In Honor
to
Our Dead
Freedom
Patriotism
Humanity
Erected by Fond du Lac County and patriotic citizens.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list.
Location. 43° 47.509′ N, 88° 26.814′ W. Memorial is in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in Fond du Lac County. It is on North Main Street north of Scott Street (U.S. 45), in the median. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fond du Lac WI 54935, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley. 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: Locomotive No. 2714 (approx. 0.2 miles away); G. A. R. Memorial Drive (approx. 0.3 miles away); Supple's Marsh (approx. ¾ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Military Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); Wisconsin Progressive Party (approx. 1.2 miles away); Camp Hamilton (approx. 1.2 miles away); Union Soldiers Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fond du Lac.
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The monument also has a U.S.S. Maine plaque on its face with the words: In Memoriam · U.S.S. Main · Destroyed in Havana Harbor · February 15th 1898 · This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the USS Maine.
Also see . . .
1. Spanish–American War. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on September 28, 2014.)
2. USS Maine (ACR-1). Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on September 28, 2014.)
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 16, 2014
2. Spanish–American War Memorial
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 16, 2014
3. Spanish–American War Memorial
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 16, 2014
4. Spanish–American War Memorial
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 16, 2014
5. Spanish–American War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,087 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 28, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
