Discovering History – The Spanish-American War with Theodore Roosevelt
Schedule
Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 12:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
601 2nd St, Marietta, OH, United States, Ohio 45750 | Marietta, OH
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Discovering History – The Spanish-American War with Theodore RooseveltCampus Martius Museum
601 Second Street - Marietta
Events
Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/03/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location
Campus Martius Museum
This presentation explores the Causes, Nations, Leadership, Preparedness, Weaponry, Major Engagements and Conclusion of the Spanish American War. Professor Emeritus Robert Mergel and Major Edward Sachs portray Lt. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and Colonel Leonard Wood of the 1 st US Volunteer Cavalry in period uniform. The presentation includes an MS PowerPoint media depiction of the Administration of Spain and the United States prior to hostilities, the sinking of the US Battleship Maine, preparedness and mobilization of the warring nations, the army and naval commanders and forces and a description of the major engagements and the terms of the Peace Agreement. Interspersed with the MS PowerPoint presentation is a display of the weaponry and accoutrements of the combatants.
After thirty years of teaching and coordinating Civil Engineering Technology, Robert (Bob) Mergel retired from Columbus State Community College in 2012 and was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus. In 2018 he retired as a senior lecturer at the Ohio State University College of Engineering where he taught undergraduate civil engineering and surveying courses. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Ohio State University (1972), Master of Education Degree from the Ohio University (1990) and a Master of Science Degree in Geodetic Science and Surveying from the Ohio State University (2002). From 2006 to present, he has made first person and third person presentations on subjects on Colonial and Early American Surveying, American Civil War Engineering and Mapping, The Spanish-American War, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and World War II at numerous local and national venues including the Champagne Air Museum, Central Ohio Military Museum, Central Ohio Technical College Life Long Learning, Surveyors Historical Society, Ohio History Connection, National Veterans Memorial and Museum, Bents Old Fort (National Park Service), United States Army Corps of Engineers at Fort Leonard Wood, and the United States Library of Congress.
This event is sponsored by the Washington County Public Library and is FREE and open to the public.
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