Madonna of the Trail
The National Old Trails Road
N·S·D·A·R Memorial
to the
Pioneer Mothers
of the
Covered Wagon Days
The Cumberland Road.
Built by
the Federal Government.
Was authorized by Congress
and approved by
Thomas Jefferson in 1806.
Vandalia marks the
western terminus
At Vandalia, Abraham Lincoln,
member of Illinois Legislature,
first formulated
those high principles
of freedom and justice
which gave the slaves
a liberator,
the Union a savior.
A gift to the City of Vandalia, 1928
Mrs. William Sweeney, State Regent
Restored 1990
Mrs. Virgil V. Clary, State Regent
Illinois State Organization NSDAR
Marker is at the intersection of Gallatin Street and 4th Street, on the left when traveling east on Gallatin Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
