USS Maine Spanish-American War Memorial - Orange, CA
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DopeyDuck
N 33° 47.707 W 117° 45.112
11S E 430399 N 3739693
Two memorial plaques commemorating the Spanish-American War and the USS Maine. There is also a civil war cannon guarding the memorial. It was dedicated November 11, 1926.
Waymark Code: WM5632
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/16/2008
Views: 12
Plaque 1 shows a person with a shield stating Patriotism and Devotion and reads:
In Memoriam
Louis W. Baker
Guy W. Halladay
Constantine L. North
William P. Northcross
Gave the Utmost
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the USS Maine
Plaque 2 is text only and reads:
Muster Roll
Co. L. 7th Cal. Vol. Infty.
Spanish American War
1898
Solomon H. Finley Captain
Walter A Greenleaf First Lieut.
Lewis L. Vestal Second Lieut.
George H. Magill First Sergeant
Allan F. Smith Q.M. Sergeant
[and then lists 5 sergeants, 12 corporals, 1 wagoner, 2 artificers, 2 musicians, and 80+ privates.]
Type of memorial: Monument
Location: Irvine Regional Park
Public or private: Public
When was it placed?: Novemember 11, 1926
Who placed it?: Not listed
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