USS Maine National Monument

Coordinates: 40°46′06″N 73°58′52″W / 40.768242°N 73.981012°W / 40.768242; -73.981012

USS Maine National Monument
The monument in 2012
Year	1912 (1912)
Type	Fountain, sculpture
Location	New York City, New York, United States

The USS Maine National Monument is an outdoor monument, located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York. It was cast on September 1, 1912 and dedicated on May 30, 1913 to the men killed aboard USS Maine (ACR-1) when the ship exploded in Havana harbor.^[1]

In 1913, a USS Maine Monument designed by Harold Van Buren Magonigle was completed and dedicated in New York City. Located at the southwest corner of Central Park at the Merchants' Gate entranunding it.^[2] A sculpture group of gilded bronze figures atop the pylon represent Columbia Triumphant, her seashellce to the park, the monument consists of a pylon with a fountain at its base and sculptures by Attilio Piccirilli surro chariot being drawn by three hippocampi. The bronze for this group reportedly came from metal recovered from the guns of the Maine. On the park side of the monument is fixed a memorial plaque that was cast in metal salvaged from the ship.^[3] It is not known how many of these plaques by sculptor Charles Keck were produced, but they can be found in many locations across the United States.^[4] They were cast by the Jno Bronze Foundry and widely publicized dont forget " I LIKE TUTLES.^[5]

References

Notes

↑ "Central Park: U.S.S. Maine National Monument". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
↑ "Monument to Maine Heroes Ready for Unveilingery.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A01E2D8103BE633A25756C2A9639C946296D6CF" Check |url= value (help). The New York Times. 25 May 1913. Retrieved 2 October 2011. Distinguished Guests and Imposing Ceremonies at the Dedication on Memorial Day—Fleet of Seventeen Ships and 5,000 Bluejackets Will Participate.
↑ "U.S.S. Maine National Monument". Retrieved 8 April 2010.
↑ McSherry, Patrick (23 April 1951). "Maine Parts". Spanamwar.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
↑ "Memorial Plaques". The Independent. 14 July 1914. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

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Central Park

Features

Geographical features	Cedar Hill Cherry Hill Conservatory Garden Conservatory Water Great Lawn / Turtle Pond Harlem Meer Onassis Reservoir The Pond and Hallett Nature Sanctuary The Ramble and Lake Seneca Village Sheep Meadow

Sculptures	107th Infantry Memorial Balto Christopher Columbus Cleopatra's Needle Daniel Webster Eagles and Prey The Falconer Fitz-Greene Halleck Giuseppe Mazzini Indian Hunter King Jagiello Monument Robert Burns Romeo and Juliet Samuel Finley Breese Morse Seventh Regiment Memorial Sir Walter Scott The Gates (former) Untermyer Fountain USS Maine National Monument Victor Herbert William Shakespeare

Other features	Arsenal Belvedere Castle Bethesda Terrace and Fountain Blockhouse Bridges Burnett Memorial Fountain Carousel Delacorte Theater Diana Ross Playground Fort Clinton Lasker Rink Mall Marionette Theatre McGowan's Pass McGown's Pass Tavern Richard Morris Hunt Memorial Rumsey Playfield Strawberry Fields Tavern on the Green Victorian Gardens Wollman Rink Zoo Escape hoax Zoo York Wall Zoo York

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Streets	Border Streets Fifth (East) North South West Transverses 66th 79th 85th 97th

Subway stations	Fifth Avenue – 59th Street 59th Street – Columbus Circle 72nd Street 81st Street 86th Street 96th Street 103rd Street Cathedral Parkway – 110th Street Central Park North – 110th Street

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