Cuban Friendship Urn
Item
- Item sets
- Mall Histories
- Title
- Cuban Friendship Urn
- Date
- 1898 (Dedicated in Cuba)
- 1928 (Moved)
- 1992 (Moved)
- Description
- The Cuban Friendship Urn originally stood in Cuba to honor American deaths on the USS Maine and during the Spanish-American War. After the urn was damaged in a 1926 hurricane, it was sent to the United States and placed outside the Cuban Embassy. Some time in the 1960s, it disappeared following the deterioration of Cuban-American relations. In 1992, the National Park Service located the urn and placed it in its present position in East Potomac Park.
- Coverage
- 1890-1919
- 1980-1999
- Location
- 38°52′42.72″N 77°2′17.7″W
- Source
- Internal Archive, National Park Service
Item: Cuban Friendship Urn