Madonna of the Trail

(East Face) N.S.D.A.R. Memorial to the Pioneer Mothers of the Covered Wagon Days.

(North Face) This the first military road in America beginning at Rock Creek and Potomac River, Georgetown, Maryland, leading our pioneers across this continent to the Pacific.

(South Face) Over this highway marched the army of Major General Edward Braddock, April 14, 1755, on its way to Fort Duquesne.

(West Face) The National Old Trails Road.

Marker is at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue (Maryland Route 355) and Montgomery Lane, on the right when traveling south on Wisconsin Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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