U.S.S. Maine Memorial - Wrightsville, PA
N 40° 01.513 W 076° 32.034
18T E 369112 N 4431682
This memorial is for the U.S.S. Maine sunk in Havanna on February 15, 1898. This was one of the precipitating events of the Spanish–American War.
Waymark Code: WM98GF
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2010
Views: 4
The marker is attached to a stone holder in the center of a round island in the middle of the road. Center islands are above and behind it which also contain war memorials. The memorial reads:
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
The marker is in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, in York County. Marker is at the intersection of N. Fourth Street and Lincoln Highway (Pennsylvania Route 462), in the median on N. Fourth Street. I counted 9 other markers within walking distance to this one.