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Madonna of the Trail

4th St.& Marble Ave., Albuquerque, NM
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The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) erected 12 identical Madonna of the Trail statues across the country during the late 1920s. The one in Albuquerque was erected in 1928 and later moved to this location.

INTO THE PRIMITIVE WEST
FACE UPFLUNG TOWARD THE SUN
BRAVELY SHE CAME
HER CHILDREN BESIDE HERE
HERE SHE MADE THEM A HOME
BEAUTIFUL PIONEER MOTHER

MODONNA OF THE TRAIL
N.S.D.A.R. MEMORIAL
PIONEER MOTHERS
COVERED WAGON DAYS
TO THE PIONEER MOTHER
OF AMERICA
THROUGH WHICH SACRIFICE
AND GRACE
THE DESERT HAS BLOSSOMED
THE CAMP BECAME THE HOME
THE BLAZED TRAIL THE THOROFARE

THE NATIONAL OLD TRAILS ROAD

There is another monument here that holds a times capsule from when the statue was moved to this location. The marker reads:

Madonna of the Trail
National Memorial Monument from the Daughters of the American Revolution
cast stone
by August Leimbach
A gift to the City of Albuquerque
Originally installed near this site
in McClellan Park
Dedicated September 27, 1928
Restored and re-dedicated
September 27, 1998
By the
City of Albuquerque Public Art Program
Restoration also supported by the
United States General Services Administration and the
Daughters of the American Revolution
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The Madonna of the Trail Time Capsule
Items gathered by the City of Albuquerque
and placed within this sandstone pier
To be opened
September 27, 2048
The time capsule and plaque have been donated
by the Daughters of the American Revolution
Sons of the American Revolution
and
Children of the American Revolution

Photo(s): 2019