Dover NH Spanish American War Memorial/USS Maine Memorial, a War Memorial

Dover NH Spanish American War Memorial/USS Maine Memorial, a War Memorial (HM1SWG)

Location: Dover, NH 03820 Strafford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 11.62', W 70° 52.476'

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Inscription
Front InscriptionSp American Memorial
Seal with the following: Cuba Philippine Islands Porto Rico Spanish War Veterans 1898-1902
Right side inscription
Privates, 46 names listed
Rear inscription
Dedicated by the city of Dover to the honor of her sons who served in the Army and Navy during the Spanish American War, Philippine Insurrection and China Relief Expedition 1898-1902
Not a war for conquest or for military gain but a righteous war fought by American Volunteers to succor the weak and oppressed against foreign tyranny and to give to Cuba and the Philippines a place among the free peoples of the earth. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends
4th Side Inscription
Ranks and 30 names

For USS Maine plaque
In memoriam USS MAINE Destroyed in Havana Harbor February 15, 1898 This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the USS Maine
Details
HM NumberHM1SWG
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Year Placed1912
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Date Added Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 at 9:02am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 347683 N 4784027
Decimal Degrees43.19366667, -70.87460000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 11.62', W 70° 52.476'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 11' 37.2" N, 70° 52' 28.56" W
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Area Code(s)603
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 288 NH-108, Dover NH 03820, US
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