On Feb. 15, 1898, the island of Cuba was embroiled in a vicious war for Cuban independence and the American battleship “USS Maine was sent to protect American interests.” ...

(On plaque, front of base:) In Memoriam/USS Main/Destroyed in Havana Harbor/Feb 15, 1898/This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the USS Maine / Patriotism / Devotion (On back of base:) ...

Souvenir bell from the Pan American Exposition held in Buffalo, New York, in 1901 purportedly made of brass taken from the USS Maine. The explosion of the Maine in Havana Harbor in Feb. 1898 was a ...

Samuel Melcher Strite was born on June 2, 1866, in Leitersburg, and went on to become known as the "Hero of Manila." ...

Sparked by the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbor and fueled by calls to liberate Cuba from Spanish rule, the Spanish-American War lasted just a few months. The U.S. quickly defeated ...