Cuban Friendship Urn
Item
Title
Cuban Friendship Urn
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.
Date
1898 (Dedicated in Cuba)
1928 (Moved)
1992 (Moved)
Coverage
1890-1919
1980-1999
Spatial Coverage
38°52′42.72″N 77°2′17.7″W
Source
Internal Archive, National Park Service
topic
design & monuments
politics & protest