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English: The Maine Monument stands at Merchant's Gate of Central ParkNew York City. The monument honors the 258 American sailors who perished when the battleship Maine exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, then under Spanish rule. The causes of the February 15, 1898 explosion remain unclear, but by April of that year, Spain had declared war on the United States.

Designer: H. Van Buren Magonigle

Sculptor: Attilio Piccirilli
Date Taken on 21 September 2012, 11:22:00
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Author Peterjr1961
Object location 40° 46′ 05.7″ N, 73° 58′ 51.6″ W  Edit this at Structured Data on Commons  Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

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USS Maine National Monument

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