Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Abisado
The Court House Cannon
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2015
1. Abisado Marker
Schley July 3, 1898
You may fire, Gridley, when you are ready
Dewey, May 1, 1898
Captured at Manila, May 1, 1898
Received at Towson, May 1, 1903
Donated by the U.S. Government
Through Wm Tyler Page
Erected 1903.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.
Location. 39° 24.009′ N, 76° 36.341′ W. Marker is in Towson, Maryland, in Baltimore County. Memorial is on Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the front lawn of the Baltimore County Court House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Washington Avenue, Towson MD 21204, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hometown Hero (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Baltimore County Courthouse (about 300 feet away); Towson Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lynching in America / Lynching of Howard Cooper (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic East Towson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Epsom Chapel (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Towson.
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Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2015
2. There is Glory enough for all.
Schley, July 3, 1898
Schley, July 3, 1898
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2015
3. You may fire, Gridley,
when you are ready
Dewey, May 1, 1898
when you are ready
Dewey, May 1, 1898
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2015
4. Captured at Manila, May 1, 1898
Received at Towson, May 1, 1903
Received at Towson, May 1, 1903
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2015
5. Donated by the U.S. Government
Through Wm Tyler Page
Through Wm Tyler Page
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2015
6. Abisado
The Court House Cannon
The Court House Cannon
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2015
7. Abisado
The Court House Cannon
The Court House Cannon
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2015
8. Abisado
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2015
9. Seal of Carlos III
It it said that the seal consists of the letters C • A • R • L • O • S interlocked together surmounting the roman numeral III.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2015
10. Trunion: P o 4325
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2015
11. Trunion: Cobres De Mexico Y. Peru
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2015
12. Abisado Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 644 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on October 22, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on May 23, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
