National Register of Historic Places

Battleship Maine Monument

Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine
Listed
October 7, 1999
Type
Object
Period
Listed
Ref No.
99001187

About this property

The Battleship Maine Monument is a memorial marker in Davenport Park, Bangor, Maine. It commemorates veterans of the Spanish–American War, and the loss of the USS Maine due to an explosion of unknown cause, which sparked the start of the war. Placed in 1922, it includes the shield and scrolls of the Maine, which were recovered from its wreckage in the harbor of Havana, Cuba. The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Of several memorials to that war and the loss of the Maine, it is the most elaborate in the state.

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Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine
44.79741, -68.77368

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When was Battleship Maine Monument listed on the National Register?

Battleship Maine Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1999.

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