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​Images courtesy of Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

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Spanish-American War Memorial: The Hiker

Erected in 1925, this statue honors Army and Navy soldiers in the Spanish-American War, as well as those who served in Cuba, Puerto Rico, the China Relief Expedition, and the Philippines.
You can learn more about it here:
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• ​https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=99164
  
• https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM769B_Maine_Memorial_Pittsburgh_PA
  

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Hollow Trees

You may notice the trees on either side of the statue – one dedicated to the wives of the fallen, another to the mothers. The tree on the left is nearly hollow, you might want to take a look up through the trunk!

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Other Memorials

If you are interested in other memorials throughout the region, there is a long list of Pittsburgh monuments and locations here:

• https://apps.pittsburghpa.gov/dcp/War_Memorials-Web_Nov_6_2014_web.pdf

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Schenley Park Sites

And sites specifically within Schenley Park here:

• https://www.haa.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/other-research-guides/Schenley-Park.pdf