Frankfort in Marshall County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Memory of Battleship Maine
2-15-1898
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 1, 2014
1. Memory of Battleship Maine
officers and men who
lost their lives in the
destruction of the
USS Maine at
Havana Cuba harbor,
February Fifteenth,
MDCCCXCVIII
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 39° 42.144′ N, 96° 25.294′ W. Marker is in Frankfort, Kansas, in Marshall County. Memorial is on 2nd Street (State Highway 9) west of Elm Street, on the right when traveling west. Monument is in the City Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Frankfort KS 66427, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pikes Peak Trail 1842 (here, next to this marker); Frankfort's First School House (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Frankfort Grade School (approx. ¼ mile away); Father William L. Nelligan (approx. 10.9 miles away); Marysville (approx. 14.4 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 14.6 miles away); David Smith's Pony Express and Stage Station Overland Trail (approx. 16.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfort.
Also see . . .
1. USS Maine (1889). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 30, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
this page online
2. MAINE (2nd Class Battleship). NavSource Online: Battleship Photo Archive (Submitted on November 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 1, 2014
2. Memory of Battleship Maine
Photographed By Usn, 1896
3. Battleship Maine
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 417 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on December 30, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
