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Photographer: Curteich Postcard, (ACB Collection)
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Madonna of the Trail Monument, Vandalia Illinois | Additional Description:
“The Monument to the Pioneer Mothers, erected in Vandalia, Illinois, and dedicated October 26, 1928, is the gift to Illinois and the Nation of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It is one of twelve erected by this patriotic organization and marking the National Old Trails Road through twelve States. It is an expression of the appreciation of grateful generations for tbe sacrifices that the pioneer mothers made. It stands as a sentinel to remind us of the great highway that had its day of activity as on artery of early transcontinental travel and is no less important as such in this new day.
The monument — of algonite material and pinkish cast, eighteen feet high and weighing several tons, stands on historic grounds.”
Submitted: August 5, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p392953
File Size: 0.973 Megabytes
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