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SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
          MEMORIAL & PLAZA
 of the Veterans Memorial Park, 
         Hillsborough County





Location: 

27.976530 N, -82.362960 W 


3602 US Highway 301, Tampa, FL 336219.    The Park is across from Sixmile Creek.   

The Park is located about 0.2 miles south of E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. in Tampa.

Inscription:

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
THE EMERGENCE OF THE UNITED STATES AS A WORLD POWER
< Outline map depicting United States, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Central America, and 
The Phillipines >

U.S. FIRST VOLUNTEER CAVALRY "ROUGH RIDERS"

Erected:

Description:

This memorial honors the contribution of the U.S. First Volunteer Calvary “Rough Riders” in the Spanish-American War of 1898 under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt. The memorial also presents historically descriptive plaques which chronologically describe some of the main events and leaders for 16 milestones in the history of the War.    The memorial and the historical plaques are located in a beautiful plaza with American Flag.


Rough Rider Office - 813-248-1898 - 601 N 19th St . - Tampa, FL 33605  Email: office@tamparoughriders.org
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