Spanish-American War Trophy Cannon

This 9cm breach-loading rifle was captured in 1898 at the Battle of Santiago, Cuba. It was brought to Iowa in 1901 through the efforts of the Kinsman Post, Grand Army of the Republic. It now stands as a Spanish-American War Trophy Cannon that is placed at the head of the west stairway to the Iowa Capitol building in Des Moines and is part of the Monuments and Memorials Tour.

Previous articles in the series:
Allison Monument
American Revolution
Bicentennial Fountain
Bicentennial Time Capsule
Centennial Time Capsule
Christopher Columbus Memorial
Cornerstone
Crocker Memorial
Daniel Cooper Memorial Tree
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Flagpole
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Memorial Bench
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Sundial
Great Seal of Iowa
Japanese Bell and Bell House
Korean War Memorial
Liberty Bell
Lincoln and Tad
Martin Luther King, Jr. Tree
Memorial Bench
Mortar
Parrot Rifle
Peace Pole
Pioneer Statuary Group and Buffalo Head Drinking Fountain
Purple Heart Combat Veterans
Scott's Grave
Sesquicentennial Tree
Shattering Silence
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument