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Spanish War Memorial
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| Artist: | Charles Keck (plaque with bas-relief) |
| Dedicated: | 1919 |
| Location: | 137th Street, Third Avenue, and Lincoln Avenue |
| Description: | Column with a globe at the top, on a pedestal; two plaques, one with bas-relief |
| Architect: | Albert E. Davis |
| Materials: | Column and pedestal--Deer Isle granite; plaque with bas-relief--bronze from USS Maine |
| Dimensions: | H: 31' |
| Foundry: | Jno Williams Inc, NY (plaque with bas-relief) |
| Donor: | Public subscription |
| Cast: | circa 1919 |
Inscription
TO THE BRAVE MEN / OF BRONX BOROUGH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN / THIS MEMORIAL / IS DEDICATED / A.D. 1919plaque (identical to the Maine Monument plaque):
IN MEMORIAM / U.S.S MAINE / DESTROYED IN HAVANA HARBOR / FEBRUARY 15TH 1898 / THIS TABLET IS CAST FROM METAL RECOVERED FROM THE U.S.S. MAINE
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