Madonna of the Trail

 

(West Face):

N.S.D.A.R. Memorial

to the

Pioneer Mothers

of the

Covered Wagon Days

(South Face):

Into the primitive west

Face upflung toward the sun

Bravely she came

Her children besides her,

Here she made them a home

Beautiful Pioneer Mother!

(East Face):

The National Old Trails Road

(North Face):

To the pioneer mother

of America

through whose courage

and sacrifice

the desert has blossomed

the camp became home

the blazed trail the thorofare

Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street NW and Marble Avenue NW, on the right when traveling north on 4th Street NW.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB