USS Maine Memorial - Cuban American Friendship Urn (ca. 1928) south of the Tidal basin (near inlet bridge) in East Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. located in James M. Goode's Potomac Park area

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The USS Maine Memorial - Cuban American Friendship Urn (circa 1928) is a marble memorial located in East Potomac Park, Washington, D.C., commemorating the victims of the USS Maine. The urn was sculpted from a fragment of a marble column from the original Havana monument destroyed in 1926. The USS Maine's sinking in 1898 was a pivotal event leading to the Spanish-American War. This memorial symbolizes the historical ties and friendship between Cuba and the United States.