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| View Original: | One of twelve famous Madonna of the Trail statues, this one located along the National Road in Wheeling, West Virginia LCCN2015632017.tif.tiff (7360x4912) | |||
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| Keywords: One of twelve famous Madonna of the Trail statues, this one located along the National Road in Wheeling, West Virginia LCCN2015632017.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 055 ; Credit line West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Forms part of West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; The statues were commissioned by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution They were installed in each of the twelve states along the National Old Trails Road which extended from Cumberland Maryland to Upland California A portion of that route from Cumberland to Vandalia Illinois is the National Road the nation's first designated federal highway Created by sculptor August Leimbach and funded by contributions the Madonna of the Trail monuments were intended to provide a symbol of the courage and faith of the women whose strength and love aided so greatly in conquering the wilderness and establishing permanent homes Dedicated in 1928 and 1929 the twelve statues became sources of local pride Harry S Truman at that time the president of the National Old Trails Association was a leading proponent of the monuments 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015632017 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/31900/31942a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 31942 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 31942 40 3 3433 0 N 80 40 1601 0 W alt 248_source exif_heading PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Photographs by Carol M Highsmith National Old Trails Road | ||||