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Madonna of the Trail
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By Tom Fuchs, April 28, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Madonna of the Trail Monument (East Face) | | |
Inscription. (East Face) N.S.D.A.R. Memorial to the Pioneer Mothers of the Covered Wagon Days.
(North Face) This the first military road in America beginning at Rock Creek and Potomac River, Georgetown, Maryland, leading our pioneers across this continent to the Pacific.
(South Face) Over this highway marched the army of Major General Edward Braddock, April 14, 1755, on its way to Fort Duquesne.
(West Face) The National Old Trails Road.
Erected 1929 by National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 12.)
Location. 38° 59.033′ N, 77° 5.652′ W. Marker is in Bethesda, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker is at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue (Maryland Route 355) and Montgomery Lane, on the right when traveling south on Wisconsin Avenue. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bethesda MD 20814, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Robert W. Leibling (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Five Points, Historic Crossroads (about 300 feet away); The Georgetown Branch Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); Colonel Joseph Belt (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fort Bayard (approx. 1.9 miles away in District of Columbia); Col. Guilford Dudley Bailey (approx. 2.3 miles away); Battery Bailey (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fort Sumner (approx. 2.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Bethesda. | | | | 
By Tom Fuchs, April 28, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Madonna of the Trail Marker (South Face) | | |
More about this marker. There are 12 identical statues, one in each state on the route of the National Road—once U.S Route 40—and its extension along the Santa Fe Trail—former U.S. Route 66—to the Pacific Ocean in California. This is the last one erected, on April 19, 1929.
This entry is dedicated to my father, Herb Fuchs. Dad was a long time resident of Bethesda. Born August 28, 1916. Died April 24, 2009. —TAF
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This is the next marker on the route west, in Pennsylvania.
Also see . . .
1. The Autograph of a Nation Written Across the Face of a Continent. “At Bethesda, Maryland, during the week of April 19, 1929, the twelfth of the monuments erected by state societies of the Daughters of the American Revolution were dedicated to mark the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway in honor of the pioneer mothers of covered wagon days. It is located beside the Bethesda Post Office and commemorates the spot where the pioneers spent the first night out of Georgetown on their way to the west. Bethesda is the eastern terminus of the Cumberland Road, the first portion of the National Old Trails Road leading to the Santa Fe Trail.” (Submitted on April 29, 2009.)
2. Madonna Of The Trail Statue Returns Home. An article, by the WUSA Staff and published on June 6, 2007, about the monument's temporary relocation and return home. (Submitted on June 2, 2009.)
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By Tom Fuchs, April 28, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Madonna of the Trail Marker (North Face) | | |
Additional comments.
1. Memories of Bethesda's Madonna of the Trail
As some of us recall, this memorial stood in front of the old Post Office and near the Bethesda Theatre. Madonna has been a long time landmark for Bethesda. My wife grew up a couple blocks from its location in the 1950s-70s — Submitted July 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. |
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By Tom Fuchs, April 28, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Madonna of the Trail Marker (West Face) | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on April 29, 2009, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 223 times since then. This page was the Marker of the Week July 19, 2009. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. Submitted on April 29, 2009, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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