SPANISH FLAGSHIP MEMORIAL CANNON
THIS GUN WAS TAKEN FROM THE WRECK OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLAGSHIP "MARIA THERESA" WHICH FIRED THE FIRST SHOT JULY 3, 1898 AS SHE STEAMED FROM SANTIAGO HARBOR.
Location
Address:
FORT GRISWOLD STATE BATTLEFIELD PARK-MONUMENT STREET
City:
GROTON
State:
Connecticut
Zip Code:
06340
Details
Memorial Type:
Cannon War Memorials with Plaques
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By:
BILL COUGHLIN
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