Cuban Friendship Urn

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)

Source

Internal Archive, National Park Service

Coverage

1890-1919

1980-1999

Theme

design & monuments

politics & protest