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Prisoners of War

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Stockade, Fort Long, Kittery Navy Yard, 1898

Stockade, Fort Long, Kittery Navy Yard, 1898

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Maine Historical Society

The Spanish-American War of 1898 brought prisoners of war to Maine's shores.

In July 1898, more than 1,600 Spanish prisoners arrived at the Navy Yard in Kittery, where they remained until Sept. 12.

Many had been injured in fighting in Cuba or suffered from the flu and 31. Their bodies were returned to Spain.