Wadsworth, Ohio: Porthole Cover from the Maine
The U.S.S. Maine blew up in Havana Harbor in 1898, sparking the Spanish-American War. This porthole cover was enshrined to remind all to remember!
- Address:
- 192 College St., Wadsworth, OH
- Directions:
- In Woodlawn Cemetery. I-76 exit 9. Drive south on Hwy 94/High St. for 1.5 miles into downtown. Turn right at the stoplight onto College St. Drive a quarter-mile. The cemetery will be on the right, a small cemetery, the rock is easy to find.
- Admission:
- Free
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When entering the cemetery from the main road, take your first left and it will be at the top of the hill. Parking right in front of it.
[Stephen Francia, 07/05/2021]
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One of the sunken Battleship Maine's more visually pleasing relics: a round porthole cover, tarnished teal blue with age, mounted on the side of a rock. It was originally downtown as a Spanish-American War memorial, but was moved to the cemetery when new wars came along.