April 21, 1898 marks the beginning of the Spanish-American War. President William McKinley ordered a naval blockade of Cuba 125 years ago as diplomatic relations between the United States and Spain ...

Those passing by may see it at the intersection of Dalrymple Drive and Broussard Street but few pay it much attention. It's a painted concrete structure, nautical in style, strange in placement. Is it ...

Thousands of Montana soldiers fought in the Philippine-American War, something most people in the state know nothing about. On Feb. 15, 1898, the American battleship USS Maine exploded in Cuba’s ...

One doesn't hear much about the Spanish American War except for Teddy Roosevelt's "Roughriders." However, one of Woodbury's distinguished citizens participated in that war. Rear Admiral Samuel ...

There is a uniqueness to the story of Harry Durst that cannot be easily emulated in fiction. A young man who dropped out of school, he went on to become a respected attorney but suffered the tragedy ...

Join the History Seekers as we metal detect an abandoned 1898 U.S. Army camp that once trained Teddy Roosevelt’s legendary Rough Riders. This forgotten site played a key role in preparing American ...

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This is the last installment of the biographies of Foxboro’s Spanish-American War veterans. To recap, it was found that participants in this war were never recognized with a plaque or official ...

A 360-degree view of the Spanish American War Memorial in Baton Rouge's City Park. The monument also is called the U.S.S. Louisiana Monument, because its centerpiece is the 8-foot, brass figurehead of ...

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Image on file. THEO R K(illegible)SON SC GORHAM CO FOUNDERS (On cross-shaped plaque on front of base:) (top:) CUBA (bottom:) U.S.A. (one one side:) ...