Spanish Cannons - Erie, Pa
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member beerbatterbilly
N 42° 08.916 W 080° 03.111
17T E 578340 N 4666710
The posted coordinates will take you to Gridley Circle. Within the circle you will discover four Spanish Cannons guarding the grave of Capt Charles Vernon Gridley, captain of the USS Olympia during the battle of Manila Bay in the Spanish American War.
Waymark Code: WMHQQ7
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 17

After the Battle of Manila, through the offices of Hon. S. A. Davenport, then Congressman at large from Pennsylvania, four of the largest bronze cannons in existence, which had been captured by Admiral Dewey and Capt. Charles Vernon Gridley at Manila, were placed on Gridley Circle at Lakeside Cemetery in Erie, Pa. They arrived from the Cavite Naval Base at Manila on May 23, 1899 in Erie via the Lake Shore Railroad with headlines in the Erie Daily Times.

The cannons were proven to be of very high grade bronze, each cannon being twelve and a half feet long and estimated to weigh eight tons. Each cannon had been christened according to Spanish custom with its own individual name which was artistically engraved on it. The cannons were: Trajano, Yerraska, Manahem, and Hypocrates
Type of memorial: Monument

Location: Lakeside Cemetery - Gridley Circle

Public or private: Public

When was it placed?: May 23, 1899

Who placed it?: Not listed

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