Madonna of the Trail - Wheeling WV - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

Madonna of the Trail is a series of 12 monuments dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women in the United States. The monuments were commissioned by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). They were installed in each of the 12 states along the National Old Trails Road, which extended from Cumberland, Maryland, to Upland, California.

The statues feature a pioneer woman clasping a baby with her left arm while clutching a rifle with her right. Her young son clings to her skirts. The figure stands ten feet high and weighs five tons. The figure and the base are made of algonite stone (a poured mass) of which Missouri granite is used as the main aggregate. The monument has a warm, pink shade. With the base, the monuments are about 18 feet (5.5 m) high. The inscriptions on the east and west sides of each base are the same, but the north and south sides of each monument usually include local information as well.


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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Madonna of the Trail Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: August Leimbach Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: July 7, 1928 Materials used: Algonite stone Location: Wheeling Park

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