OOS Sculpture

USS Maine Relic

1948 / Creator Unknown / Cleveland

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Portion of the mast and porthole cover from the USS Maine, blown up in Havana Harbor in 1898 and a leading cause of the Spanish American War. The relic was given to the City of Cleveland in 1912 and installed in Washington Park, Newburg, in 1948.

Previous Location: Bottom of Havana Harbor

County

: Cuyahoga

Citation

: “USS Maine Relic,” Ohio Outdoor Sculpture , accessed February 3, 2023, https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/items/show/1496.

Title

USS Maine Relic

Description

Portion of the mast and porthole cover from the USS Maine, blown up in Havana Harbor in 1898 and a leading cause of the Spanish American War. The relic was given to the City of Cleveland in 1912 and installed in Washington Park, Newburg, in 1948.

Date

1948

Source

https://case.edu/ech/articles/u/uss-maine-relic/

Location City

Cleveland

Location County

Cuyahoga

Location Previous

Bottom of Havana Harbor