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Madonna of the Trail Memorial Plaque (Richmond, Indiana)

This monument is one in a sequence of 12 such statues located in 12 different states in the U.S. stretching from Maryland to California. They commemorate the women of the country and their roles in the westward migrations that took place in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Madonna of the Trail monuments were designed by sculptor August Leimbach.

 

This is Indiana's Madonna of the Trail located in Glen Miller Park at the intersection of the historic National Road (U.S. Highway 40) and North 22nd Street.

 

Richmond, Indiana is a picturesque Midwestern community located near the Ohio border in eastern Indiana along Interstate 70 and the historic National Road. It is home to Earlham College, Indiana's Madonna of the Trail, and the superior court of Wayne County.

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Uploaded on March 31, 2018
Taken on March 22, 2018