United Spanish War Veterans Memorial, Statesville

The United Spanish War Veterans Memorial is a granite tablestone 8-foot high, 3-feet wide and a foot thick on a single base. The tablestone has a rusticated finish except for a large portion of the front which is smooth with a United Spanish War Veterans medal above the inscription; both carved in relief. The medal is a cross with equal arms behind a circle. The crosses’ arms encase the words CUBA, PORTO RICO, U.S.A., and PHILLIPPINE ISLANDS. Around the circle is UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS 1898-1902. Inside the circle is a depiction of two men holding weapons, a third figure, possibly a female, and a ship in the background assumed to be the U.S.S. Maine.