35/365/2226 (July 16, 2014) - Squirrel at the Spanish Mortar - University of Michigan (July 16. 2014)
This bronze mortar sits to the West of Hatcher Library and was placed on campus to honor the University of Michigan men who fought in the Spanish-American War. This is the description on the Michigan website "This mortar was cast in Seville, Spain in 1724 and later used in Cuba. It was one of four captured guns given to the State of Michigan and is believed to be from Morro Castle. It was obtained by the Class of 1899 as a gift to the university to serve as a memorial to U-M men who fought in the Spanish-American War. The inscription reads: "Erected in honor of the U of M men who fought in the war against Spain—Class of '99." The mortar originally stood at the base of the flagpole, which had been acquired in 1898. Both flagpole and mortar were moved in 1918 when the old library was demolished to make way for the current Hatcher Library."
35/365/2226 (July 16, 2014) - Squirrel at the Spanish Mortar - University of Michigan (July 16. 2014)
This bronze mortar sits to the West of Hatcher Library and was placed on campus to honor the University of Michigan men who fought in the Spanish-American War. This is the description on the Michigan website "This mortar was cast in Seville, Spain in 1724 and later used in Cuba. It was one of four captured guns given to the State of Michigan and is believed to be from Morro Castle. It was obtained by the Class of 1899 as a gift to the university to serve as a memorial to U-M men who fought in the Spanish-American War. The inscription reads: "Erected in honor of the U of M men who fought in the war against Spain—Class of '99." The mortar originally stood at the base of the flagpole, which had been acquired in 1898. Both flagpole and mortar were moved in 1918 when the old library was demolished to make way for the current Hatcher Library."