Sacaton in Pinal County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Honoring Native American Women Veterans

July 1, 2010

1. Honoring Native American Women Veterans Marker

Inscription.
Honoring Native American
Women Veterans
Dedicated February 22, 2003
American Legion Post 84
Sacaton, AZ

Sculptor: Oscar Urrea
Artist: Jim Covarrubias

Erected 2003 by Ira Hayes American Legion Post 84, Sacaton, AZ.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II • Wars, US Indian • Women.

Location. 33° 4.828′ N, 111° 44.7′ W. Memorial is in Sacaton, Arizona, in Pinal County. It is at the intersection of Sacaton Road (Arizona Route 87) and Casa Blanca Road, on the right when traveling east on Sacaton Road. Interstate 10 is approximately six miles west of this memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 190 West Pima Street, Sacaton AZ 85147, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert,

in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area,

in the San Carlos Apache Nation,

and specifically in the Tohono O’odham Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Military Order Purple Heart of the U.S.A. (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated to the Memory of Matthew B. Juan (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated to Ira H. Hayes USMC

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Gila River Indian Reservation (approx. 3½ miles away); Gadsden Purchase (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker also named Gadsden Purchase (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Gila River Indian Reservation (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Gadsden Purchase (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacaton.

More about this memorial. This monument is located in the Matthew Juan-Ira Hayes Memorial Park. Its four sides are covered in sandstone engraved with many petroglyphs. The top is a slab of sandstone with an Arizona shape in relief. The three bronze markers are attached to the top. It's a very nice monument.

July 1, 2009

2. Honoring Native American Women Veterans Marker

View of this monument from the North

July 1, 2010

3. Honoring Native American Women Veterans Marker

Monument detail, looking Southeast

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2010, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,621 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on July 10, 2010. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 8, 2010. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.