U.S.S. Maine Memorial - Niles, Michigan
Posted by: BruceS
N 41° 49.783 W 086° 15.208
16T E 561990 N 4631139
Memorial to the men of the U.S.S. Maine, destroyed in the Havana harbor February 15, 1898, triggering the start of the Spanish-American War.
Waymark Code: WM4WT9
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2008
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This tablet was designed by Charles Keck and and cast by J.N.O. Williams in 1913. The tablets were cast at least partially from metal recovered from the Maine. More than 1,000 of these tablets were cast and distributed around the country.