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Welcome!Madonna of the Trail

Madonna of the Trail StatueDespite the valiant efforts of groups such as the National Old Trails Ocean-to-Ocean Highway Association, the U.S. numbered highway system prevailed. In a last ditch effort to preserve their highway, the NOTOtO Highway Association in conjunction with the Daughters of the American Revolution erected a series of monuments along their highway. Five of these monuments are found along the shoulder of Route 40.

History of the Madonna of the Trail Monuments.
August Leimbach. Information about the sculptor behind the monuments.
Maryland Monument (Bethesda)
Pennsylvania Monument (Beallsville)
West Virginia Monument (Wheeling)
Ohio Monument (Springfield)
Indiana Monument (Richmond)
Illinois Monument (Vandalia)
Missouri Monument (Lexington)
Kansas Monument (Council Grove)
Colorado Monument (Lamar)
New Mexico Monument (Albuquerque)
Arizona Monument (Springerville)
California Monument (Upland)

 

 

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