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U.S.S. Maine Memorial

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Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Lancaster
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898

This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine

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1898 – 1902
      Erected by General Wm. S. McCaskey Camp United Spanish War Veterans, the City and County of Lancaster, in memory of volunteers from Lancaster County, in the Spanish American War.

      The powder tank donated by the U.S. Navy Department, was recovered from the U.S.S. Maine, in Havana Harbor.

      The cannon and cannon balls were donated by the U.S. War Department, under authority of a special Act of Congress.

Dedicated July 4, 1913.
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine.

(War, Spanish-American) Includes location, directions, 11 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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