Spanish American War Veteran Monuments and Memorials of AZ
"The Hiker"
Globe Cemetery Memorial
Globe Cemetery Memorial
"The Hiker" Unveiled on Memorial Day of 1939, Armory Park, Tucson AZ, by the Ben Daniels USWV Camp. Statue placed in 1959. Plaque Reads, “In Memory of Those Who Served, Spanish American War, 1898-1902, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, China, Lest You Forget”.
Globe Cemetery Memorial
Globe Cemetery Memorial
Globe Cemetery Memorial
2nd Oldest Spanish-American War Memorial in Arizona and a dual memorial with Union Veterans of the Civil War. A 1911 news article states, "Erect Native Stone Column; In the G.A.R. Cemetery in Honor of Veterans of Two Wars; A column of native stone has been erected in the G. A. R. Cemetery by private subscription in honor of the G. A. R. and Spanish war veterans."
Buckey O'Neill Monument
Globe Cemetery Memorial
On July 3, 1907, the Buckey O'Neill - Rough Riders Monument was dedicated. Sculpted by Solon Borglum, he matched the face and expression of O'Neill on the monument with a newspaper article stating, he has "...also commenced working on the head of the statue with a view of giving it the true expression of the features of the Rough Rider captain [Buckey O’Neill]." The boulder of the monument was taken outside of Prescott and moved by William Love's freight.
125th Anniversary Monument
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The 125th Anniversary of the Spanish American War Monument was erected in Miami, AZ by the Buckey O'Neill Camp No. 175, Sons of Spanish-American War Veterans, and dedicated on June 15, 2024. It is the first Spanish American War Monument erected to the memory of Spanish American War veterans by the Sons of Spanish American War Veterans and the first 125th Anniversary Monument in the world. The monument plaque dedicates the memorial to the 125th Anniversary of the War, Gila County Spanish American War veterans, and the Woman's Relief Corps of Arizona.
Frank Brito Plaque
Fountain Park Spanish War Plaque
This plaque is in remembrance of Frank Brito, a Yaqui Native and Rough Rider, whose name was missing on the Rough Riders plaque affixed to the Buckey O'Neill Monument. The plaque was commissioned by the Buckey O'Neill Camp No. 175, Sons of Spanish American War Veterans and placed in 2023 by the City of Prescott Facilities.
Fountain Park Spanish War Plaque
Fountain Park Spanish War Plaque
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This plaque was placed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in honor of all Spanish-American War Veterans. The monument sits within the Veterans Memorial of Fountain Park, in Fountain Hills, Arizona. The decision by the VFW to include a plaque to Spanish-American War Veterans was that the VFW was started by Spanish-American War veterans.
1898 - 1902 Volunteers Memorial Bench
Dedicated on Theodore Roosevelt's birthday in 1944, this red granite bench was dedicated to the volunteers of 1898 to 1902 and is located at Sharlot Hall Museum in Prescott, Arizona on the Sharlot Hall building patio. This memorial bench was conceived in 1943 as a state project of the Auxiliary to the United Spanish War Veterans of Arizona. This memorial bench during its dedication was visited by the head of their organization and was accepted by the United Spanish War Veterans. During the dedication the watch that Buckey O'Neill had when he was killed was gifted to the museum.
Spanish American War Memorials of New Mexico
From 1920-1945, a flagpole was placed by the United Spanish War Veterans at Fort Bayard, New Mexico. In conjunction with the Fort Bayard Historical Society the disrepair flagpole was restored. The Sons of Spanish American War Veterans noted the flagpole and the plaque. The memorial was dedicated on April 12, 2025. The plaque reads "In Remembrance of the New Mexico United Spanish War Veterans, 2025