Spanish-American War - Pawhuska Veterans Memorial ~ Pawhuska, OK - Spanish-American War Memorials on Waymarking.com

County of Memorial: Osage County
Location of Memorial: Main St. (US-60) & Lynn Ave., Pawhuska
Erected by Pawhuska City Council
Date erected: May 2005

SPANISH AM. WAR
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Monument text:

PAWHUSKA, OK.
VETERANS
MEMORIAL
A dream so dear to
patriotic men and women
[Seals of the
Dept. of army   Dept. of Navy
US Coast Guard
Dept. of Air Force   USMC]
So that all those who served and
loved their country will always
be remembered as we remember
those who gave us this freedom
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When my country called, I answered.
When my country asked, I gave.
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OFFICIAL THANKS TO
F.S "Turk" Wade, Jr.    Pawhuska City Council
Rep. Joe Sweeden    Sen. J. Berry Harrison
Dedicated May, 2005

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SPANISH - AMERICAN WAR
1898 The Spanish-American War signaled the emergence of the United States as a superpower. In the course of the war the United States gained possession of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. In Nov. 1897 President McKinley pressured Spain into granting Cuba limited self-government within the Spanish Empire. Cuban rebels insisted on nothing less than full independence. Pro-Spanish mobs rioted against self-government. Eventually President McKinley ordered the Battleship Maine into Havana on Jan. 25, 1898 tp protect Americans from rioters. In Feb. 1898 an explosion blew up the ship killing 260 people. Outraged Americans blamed Spain for the explosion, which has been a point of contention among historians ever since. After demanding full independence for Cuba, the United States declared war on Spain. The first major battle occurred on May 1^st when Commodore Dewey sailed his fleet into Manila Bay, destroying the Spanish Fleet. naval forces commenced a partial blockade of Cuba and engaged the Spanish Fleet of Cuba's southeastern coast. Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt's charge up San Juan Hill on July 1, 1898 was the most famous land battle of the war and made legends of Roosevelt and His Rough Riders Cavalry Regiment. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Spain granted independence to Cuba and ceded Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States, which in turn paid $20 million for the Philippines. Total U.S. involvement was 392,000 with 362 hostile deaths, 2,621 non-hostile deaths and 1,637 wounded.

Type of memorial: Monument Location: Large grass area south of US hwy Public or private: Public Who placed it?: Pawhuska City Council When was it placed?: May 2005

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