Remember The Maine by Norman Paperman (1/1)
N24° 33.382 W81° 47.763 (WGS84)
UTM 17R E 419383 N 2716059
Use waypoint: GCA4D9
Size: Virtual Hidden on 11/4/2002
In Florida, United States
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| Get off Duval Street and spend some time in this quiet section of town. |
Among my favorite places to spend some quiet time in the early mornings during our Key West visits is a stroll through this 21-acre cemetery. After locating the cache, take time to walk around the area where you can find gravestones with epitaphs such as "At Least I Know Where He's Sleeping Tonight" and "I Told You I Was Sick."
The cache is a memorial to the 266 sailors and marines who died aboard the USS Maine when it exploded and sank near Havanna in 1898, spurring the Spanish-American War.
To log the cache, submit the answers to the following questions by e-mail:
1) What is the sailor holding in his right hand?
2) How many stars are in the circle around the memorial?
3) List the countries whose names appear on the ground mounted brass plate in front of the statue.
Additional Hints (There are no hints for this cache)
Current at 12/18/2006
12/11/2006 by carolalma
This is a place I want to visit again when I have more time to browse. Thanks for taking us there!
12/7/2006 by wood_fly
Well worth the time to stroll througt here. Be sure to get a map and READ all the interesting facts - Hemmingway's favorite fishing guide is intered here? Dang! (Being from the left coast near his famous hangout in Cannery Row, this was WAY COOL) This is a bit of history you do not wish to miss.
12/4/2006 by smarky
Thanks for the cache. We had a great time walking around the island.
Smarky
11/27/2006 by legorrgirl
Great cache lots of history.
11/27/2006 by onthehunt2
Found it with legorrgirl in the evening just before sunset. Neat cache. I will be sending the answer email shortly.
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