Spanish American War Memorial, (sculpture).

Spanish American War Memorial, (sculpture).

T. F. McGann & Sons Company, founder.

Spanish American War Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1923.

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Relief plaques: bronze; Base: gray granite.

2 relief plaques. Each Plaque: approx. H. 72 in x W. 67 in.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 67 in.

Frederick B. (...illegible), 1924, Sculp. McGann Foundary (On one side of base, raised:) GLOUCESTER/HONORS/HER MEN/WHO SERVED/IN THE/WAR WITH SPAIN/1898/VOLUNTEERS AL/ERECTED 1923 (On bronze relief plaque on other side of base, raised:) (Image of U.S.S. Gloucester sinking the Spanish destroyers Pluton and Furor)/U.S.S. GLOUCESTER/SINKING THE SPANISH DESTROYERS PLUTON AND FUROR/OFF SANTIAGO, CUBA, JULY 3, 1898/INSPIRED BY THE DEEDS OF THEIR FOREFATHERS/NEARLY THREE HUNDRED MEN OF GLOUCESTER/VOLUNTEERED FOR NAVAL SERVICE/THEIR SEAFARING EXPERIENCE CONTRIBUTED LARGELY/TO AMERICA'S DECISIVE VICTORY (On bronze relief plaque on other side of base, raised:) (Image of Eighth Regiment Massachusetts Infantry being reviewed by General Maximo Gomez)/EIGHTH REGIMENT MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY U.S.VOLS/REVIEWED BY GENERAL MAXIMO GOMEZ/AT MANTANZAS CUBA FEBRUARY 20, 1899/GLOUCESTER'S SONS ONE HUNDRED STRONG/ANSWERED THE NATION'S CALL TO ARMS/IN THE WAR FOR THE LIBERATION OF CUBA/BRAVELY THEY ENDURED IN CAMP AND FIELD (On bronze cruciform emblem on other side of base, raised:) (Around circumference of center of emblem) SPANISH.WAR.VETERANS 1898-1902 (At top of emblem) CUBA (At proper right side of emblem) PORTO RICO (At bottom of emblem) U.S.A (At proper left side of emblem) PHILIPPINE/ISLANDS signed Founder's mark appears.

A memorial consisting of a large base decorated on two of its sides with relief plaques; one of which depicts the U.S.S. Gloucester sinking the Spanish destroyers, Pluton and Furor on the upper half with an inscription on the lower half; the other relief plaque depicts, on the upper half, one hundred men from Gloucester marching in review before General Maximo Gomez at Matanzas, Cuba, and an inscription on the lower half. The other side of the base is decorated with an emblem representing the Spanish American War veterans. The remaining side is inscribed. The base rests on a pedestal.

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

Architecture -- Boat -- Gloucester

Architecture -- Boat -- Pluton

Architecture -- Boat -- Furor

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Gloucester

Administered by City of Gloucester, Community Development, 22 Poplar Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930

Located Welch Square, Intersection of Prospect & Pleasant Streets, Gloucester, Massachusetts

Memorial commemorates the role that Gloucester, Massachusetts played in the Spanish American war; the U.S.S. Gloucester and the nearly 300 men who volunteered from the town. IAS files contain a related article which describes the monument, the dedication ceremony, and the role that the U.S.S. Gloucester played in the war.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.

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