Places: DC-Cuban American Friendship Urn

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cuban American Friendship Urn-7' (Washington West) (38.8781677, -77.0377547)

Description : Trips : References : Pictures 


Description:
It originally was in Havana, but during a trip by Calvin Coolidge, it was given to the United States as a sign of friendship between Cuba and the United States and in gratefulness for the lives given when the USS Maine sank.

Trips:

• March 28, 2023 - Walked down Hains Point. We thought we had missed this urn, but suddenly found it.
  

References:

• NPS
• Architect of the Capitol
• Wikipedia
• Atlas Obscura
  
• HMDB
  
• DC Historical sites
• DC Photo Guide
  
• National Geographic
  
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Pictures:

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  March 28, 2023