The Cuban Friendship Urn, also known as the Cuban–American Friendship Urn or USS Maine Memorial, is a marble statue in Washington, D.C., listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] The monument originally stood in Cuba to honor the American deaths aboard the USS Maine preceding the Spanish–American War in 1898.
EL RECUERDO DEL "MAINE" TENDRA ETERNA DURACION DURANTE LOS SIGLOS LOS LAZOS DE LA AMISTAD ENTRE LA TIERRA DE CUBA Y LA TIERRA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE NORTE AMERICA GERARDO MACHADO
The memory of the Maine will last forever through the centuries as will the bonds of friendship between the homeland of Cuba and the homeland of the United States of North America. —Gerardo Machado
An inscription on the base reads:
ESTA COPA FVE ESCVLPIDA EN VN FRAGMENTO DE LA COLVMNA DE MARMOL DEL MONVMENTO A LAS VICTIMAS DEL "MAINE". ERICIDO EN LA CIVDAD DE LA HABANA, CVYA COLVMNA FVE DERRIBADA POR EL CICLON DE 20 DE OCTVBRE DE 1926.
Some reports say the urn stood for many years outside the Cuban Embassy on 16th Street, N.W., in Washington. After relations between the United States and Cuba deteriorated following Fidel Castro's rise to power in Cuba in 1959, it disappeared from public view.[6] It may have been stolen by "xenophobic vandals .. during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis", or it may have been removed for a construction project.[5]
According to the National Park Service, the urn was placed in a West Potomac Park rose garden in 1928, as directed by Congress, near the future location of the Jefferson Memorial, where it remained until the 1940s, when it was moved for the 14th Street Bridge.[7] In 1963, it was said to be in storage.[8]
A 2009 National Park Service publication states that it was discovered in a National Park Service warehouse in 1992 and moved to its present site.[6] However, in 1996, a local alternative newspaper, The Washington City Paper, reported that the urn had recently been found by the Park Service abandoned in Rock Creek Park "lying on its side".[5] The newspaper later reported that the urn was placed in East Potomac Park in 1998 following repair work that cost $11,000.[9]
In 2007, the urn was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
It has been called one of the "10 monuments you’ve probably never heard of" in the Washington, D.C., region.[10]
^"American Revolution Statuary". National Park Service. October 11, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
^ abCuban Friendship Urn, The Historical Marker Database website, accessed August 14, 2011
^ abUSS Maine Memorial – Cuban American Friendship Urn (ca. 1928), DCMemorials.com website, accessed August 14, 2011
^ abcJohn Cloud (May 24, 1996). "Have You Seen This Monument?". The Washington City Paper.
^ abcdeJaime Boyle, The Cuban-American Friendship Urn, National Mall Times (National Park Service), August 2009.
^Montgomery, David (March 18, 2016). "The last time a U.S. president visited Cuba, we got this friendship urn, which we lost, then found. Symbolic, no?". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
^Thiry, Paul (1963). "The Washington Plan: Historic Notes". AIA Journal. 39: 95. (The Cuban Friendship Urn is in storage.)
^"Talkin' Trash". The Washington City Paper. January 30, 1998.
^Clay Risen (July 16, 2007). "Ozymandias's Washington". The Morning News. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
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The Cuban Friendship Urn also known as the Cuban American Friendship Urn or USS Maine Memorial is a marble statue in Washington D C listed on the National Register of Historic Places 3 The monument originally stood in Cuba to honor the American deaths aboard the USS Maine preceding the Spanish American War in 1898 Cuban Friendship UrnU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of Central Washington D C Show map of the District of ColumbiaShow map of the United StatesLocationWashington D C Coordinates38 52 42 8 N 77 2 17 7 W 38 878556 N 77 038250 W 38 878556 77 038250MPSMemorials in Washington D C NRHP reference No 07001053 1 Added to NRHPOctober 11 2007 1 2 Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription editIt is located on Ohio Drive Southwest Washington D C in West Potomac Park next to the boundary of East Potomac Park south of the Tidal Basin near the north end of the 14th Street Bridge 4 Decorations on the 7 foot 2 1 m tall urn include an eagle with its wings outstretched and human figures depicted in a neoclassical style 3 4 5 It once stood atop a column of marble in Havana to commemorate the U S sailors and Marines who lost their lives aboard the USS Maine when it sank in Havana harbor in 1898 and the friendship and bonds between Cuba and the United States 6 A Spanish inscription on the urn reads EL RECUERDO DEL MAINE TENDRA ETERNA DURACION DURANTE LOS SIGLOS LOS LAZOS DE LA AMISTAD ENTRE LA TIERRA DE CUBA Y LA TIERRA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE NORTE AMERICA GERARDO MACHADO And in English translation 6 The memory of the Maine will last forever through the centuries as will the bonds of friendship between the homeland of Cuba and the homeland of the United States of North America Gerardo Machado An inscription on the base reads ESTA COPA FVE ESCVLPIDA EN VN FRAGMENTO DE LA COLVMNA DE MARMOL DEL MONVMENTO A LAS VICTIMAS DEL MAINE ERICIDO EN LA CIVDAD DE LA HABANA CVYA COLVMNA FVE DERRIBADA POR EL CICLON DE 20 DE OCTVBRE DE 1926 And in English translation This urn was sculpted from a fragment of the marble column of the Monument to the Victims of the Maine Erected in the City of Havana this column was taken down by the hurricane of October 20 1926 History editA hurricane in October 1926 knocked the marble column over where it stood in Cuba and in 1928 the urn was sent by Cuban President Gerardo Machado to the United States and presented to President Calvin Coolidge 6 Some reports say the urn stood for many years outside the Cuban Embassy on 16th Street N W in Washington After relations between the United States and Cuba deteriorated following Fidel Castro s rise to power in Cuba in 1959 it disappeared from public view 6 It may have been stolen by xenophobic vandals during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis or it may have been removed for a construction project 5 According to the National Park Service the urn was placed in a West Potomac Park rose garden in 1928 as directed by Congress near the future location of the Jefferson Memorial where it remained until the 1940s when it was moved for the 14th Street Bridge 7 In 1963 it was said to be in storage 8 A 2009 National Park Service publication states that it was discovered in a National Park Service warehouse in 1992 and moved to its present site 6 However in 1996 a local alternative newspaper The Washington City Paper reported that the urn had recently been found by the Park Service abandoned in Rock Creek Park lying on its side 5 The newspaper later reported that the urn was placed in East Potomac Park in 1998 following repair work that cost 11 000 9 In 2007 the urn was placed on the National Register of Historic Places 1 It has been called one of the 10 monuments you ve probably never heard of in the Washington D C region 10 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Washington D C References edit a b c National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 American Revolution Statuary National Park Service October 11 2007 Retrieved August 10 2011 a b Cuban Friendship Urn The Historical Marker Database website accessed August 14 2011 a b USS Maine Memorial Cuban American Friendship Urn ca 1928 DCMemorials com website accessed August 14 2011 a b c John Cloud May 24 1996 Have You Seen This Monument The Washington City Paper a b c d e Jaime Boyle The Cuban American Friendship Urn National Mall Times National Park Service August 2009 Montgomery David March 18 2016 The last time a U S president visited Cuba we got this friendship urn which we lost then found Symbolic no The Washington Post Retrieved December 22 2016 Thiry Paul 1963 The Washington Plan Historic Notes AIA Journal 39 95 The Cuban Friendship Urn is in storage Talkin Trash The Washington City Paper January 30 1998 Clay Risen July 16 2007 Ozymandias s Washington The Morning News Retrieved August 13 2011 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cuban Friendship 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