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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR MEMORIAL

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR MEMORIAL
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Location: 15 CHURCH STREE SE

City: MINNEAPOLIS

State: Minnesota

Zip Code: 55455

Type of Memorial: Statues War or Military Related

Access: Private

Wars Commemorated: SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR

Photograph By: BY MCGHIEVER

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

The statue is called the Hiker. There are two styles and both installed in numerous locations throughout the United States. Both statues are dedicated to the U.S. Soldiers who fought in the Spanish-American War. These veterans called themselves Hikers, in the same way the World War I vets were called doughboys and World War II vets were called G.I. Joes.

SEE ALSO-UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE


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