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