
The Hiker - Baltimore, Maryland
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flyingmoose
N 39° 17.677 W 076° 34.763
18S E 363803 N 4350660
Located on an island at the intersection of Pulaski Highway, East Fayette Street and North Lakewood Avenue.
Waymark Code: WM13VAK
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2021
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This statue is a copy of the original which resides at the University of Minnesota. The statue stands on a pedestal with 2 engravings (see below for text). The statue is also behind a small cannon with multiple inscriptions.
Main Text: "Dedicated to the United Spanish War Veterans 1898–1902"
Base Text: "Erected 1943, Present by the State of Maryland, William M. Miller, Dept. Comdr"
"The Hiker is a statue created by Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson. It commemorates the American soldiers who fought in the Spanish–American War, the Boxer Rebellion and the Philippine–American War. The first version of it was made for the University of Minnesota in 1906,[1] but at least 50 copies were made, and were erected widely across the United States.
"The Hiker depicts a hero stripped of his parade uniform and shown as a soldier reacting to the challenges of the battlefield."" - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hiker_(Kitson))