Madonna of the Trail Monument, Clark County, Ohio

The Madonna of the Trail statues were created as a tribute to the pioneer women who braved the uncertainties of the great journey west. The Madonna memorials were a project of the Daughters of the American Revolution and were dedicated between 1928 and 1929. The monument was conceived by Arlene B. Moss of St. Louis, Missouri and sculpted by August Leimbach. Identical monuments were placed along the transcontinental National Road in each of the 12 states through wiich it passed, from Maryland to California. This Madonna of the Trail monument was the first one to be unveiled and it was dedicated on July 4, 1928.

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