Spanish–American War Nurses Memorial
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The Spanish–American War Nurses Memorial is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States that commemorates those American nurses who died in the Spanish–American War in 1898. The rough-hewn, grey granite memorial was erected by the Order of Spanish–American War Nurses on May 2, 1905. It stands in the southwestern corner of Section 21, where the first Spanish–American War nurses are buried.
Spanish–American War Nurses Memorial | |
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United States | |
For those American nurses who died in the Spanish–American War | |
Unveiled | May 4, 1905; 119 years ago (1905-05-04) |
Location | 38.874862°N 77.075214°W / 38.874862; -77.075214 near |
The memorial should not be confused with the Nurses Memorial. This 8-foot (2.4 m) tall marble figure of a nurse in a nurse's uniform and cape was erected in 1938. It also stands in Section 21, a short distance away. It is screened from the northern part of Section 21 by a copse of trees.[1]