Lexington,
Missouri
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Originally, the monument was located
at the intersection of Main Street (former National
Old Trails Road) and Jack's Ford Road. The monument
currently sits on the northeast corner Highland Street
and Cliff Drive.
This monument is not located along the
Route 40 corridor, but a bit north in Lexington, Missouri.
West of Boonville, The National Old Trails Highway swung
north of Route 40.
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This monument was dedicated on September
17, 1928. The keynote speaker was Judge Harry S Truman,
President of the National Old Trails Association.
The monument was rededicated on September
28, 1978.
The inscriptions read:
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(West Face)
MADONNA OF THE TRAIL
N.S.D.A.R. MEMORIAL
TO THE
PIONEER MOTHERS
OF THE
COVERED WAGON DAYS
(South Face)
LEXINGTON
SETTLED 1820 BY
VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY
PIONEERS.
EARLY TERMINUS OF
RIVER TRANSPORTATION,
STARTING POINT ON THE
WESTERN TRAIL OF THE
PACK PONY AND OX CART.
(East Face)
THE NATIONAL
OLD TRAILS ROAD
(North Face)
JOHN, JAMES AND ROBERT AULL
RUSSELL MAJORS & WADDEL
DONIPHAN
PIONEERS-TRADERS
SOLDIERS-CITIZENS
OF LEXINGTON
WHO GAVE VALIANT SERVICE
TO THE WINNING OF THE WEST.
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