Springfield in Clark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Madonna of the Trail
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 17, 2017
1. Madonna of the Trail Marker
N S D A R Memorial
to the
Pioneer Mothers
of the
Covered Wagon Days
Text on the Left (West) Side of Monument:
Completed by the
Federal Government
To This Point in 1839.
From this Point Westward
Built by the States Through
Which it Passes.
Text on the Back (North) Side of Monument:
Old Trails Road.
Text on the Right (East) Side of Monument:
General George Rogers Clark
Commanding
Kentucky Frontiersmen
Vanquished the Shawnee
Confederacy August 8, 1780
Resulting in Opening the
Northwest Territory.
Erected 1928 by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Madonnas of the Trail series lists.
Location. 39° 55.485′ N, 83° 48.672′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Ohio, in Clark County. It is on West Main Street near Fisher Street. This marker is located on the northwest corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 46 West Main Street, Springfield OH 45502, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Madonna of the Trail (here, next to this marker); 75th Anniversary of the Madonna of the Trail Statue (here, next to this marker); Site of Springfield's First Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Rogers Clark (about 400 feet away); Floral Center Of The World (about 400 feet away); H. A. "Harry" Toulmin Sr. (about 500 feet away); Springfield Burying Ground (about 700 feet away); Esplanade/Fountain Square (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.
More about this marker. In September of 2011, this Madonna of the Trail Statue, along with two other related markers, were moved to this location from their previous location, which was 2.0 miles west of this spot, along West Main Street, just west of Buck Creek (see HMDB #45529).
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 17, 2017
2. Madonna and Child
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 17, 2017
3. The Madonna's Other Child
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 17, 2017
4. Madonna of the Trail Marker
Text on the Front (South) Side of Monument
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 17, 2017
5. Madonna of the Trail Marker
Text on the Left (West) Side of Monument
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 17, 2017
6. Madonna of the Trail Marker
Text on the Right (East) Side of Monument
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 17, 2017
7. Madonna of the Trail Marker
View of the monument looking west along West Main Street (Old Route 40).
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 17, 2017
8. Madonna of the Trail Marker
View of the monument looking east along West Main Street (Old Route 40).
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 17, 2017
9. Madonna of the Trail Marker
View of the monument looking northeast with a view of Fisher Street in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 566 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on September 18, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
