Madonna of the Trail monument

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outdoor sculpture public monument roadside monument

The Madonna of the Trail monument is a commemorative statue honoring pioneer women of the American frontier, part of a series of identical monuments placed along the National Old Trails Road.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Madonna of the Trail monument canonical	1
Madonna of the Trail monument in Albuquerque, New Mexico	1
Madonna of the Trail monument in Beallsville, Pennsylvania	1
Madonna of the Trail monument in Bethesda, Maryland	1
Madonna of the Trail monument in Council Grove, Kansas	1
Madonna of the Trail monument in Glendora, California	1
Madonna of the Trail monument in Lamar, Colorado	1
Madonna of the Trail monument in Lexington, Missouri	1
Madonna of the Trail monument in Richmond, Indiana	1
Madonna of the Trail monument in Springerville, Arizona	1
Madonna of the Trail monument in Springfield, Ohio	1
Madonna of the Trail monument in Upland, California	1
Madonna of the Trail monument in Vandalia, Illinois	1
Madonna of the Trail monument series	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6027428 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Madonna of the Trail monument
Context triple: [Council Grove, Kansas, hasHistoricSite, Madonna of the Trail monument]

A. The Pioneer Mother Monument
The Pioneer Mother Monument is a historic American sculpture honoring the strength and sacrifices of frontier women during westward expansion.
B. George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument
The George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument is a public statue honoring U.S. Army officer George Armstrong Custer, depicting him on horseback and serving as a prominent historical landmark.
C. Crazy Horse Memorial
Crazy Horse Memorial is a massive, still-unfinished mountain carving in the Black Hills of South Dakota that honors the Oglala Lakota leader Crazy Horse and Native American heritage.
D. Oregon Pioneer statue
The Oregon Pioneer statue is a gilded bronze figure of a frontiersman that crowns the Oregon State Capitol in Salem and serves as a symbol of the state’s pioneer heritage.
E. Pioneer Monument
Pioneer Monument is a historic memorial near Donner Lake in California commemorating the ill-fated Donner Party and early western pioneers.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Madonna of the Trail monument
Target entity description: The Madonna of the Trail monument is a commemorative statue honoring pioneer women of the American frontier, part of a series of identical monuments placed along the National Old Trails Road.

A. The Pioneer Mother Monument
The Pioneer Mother Monument is a historic American sculpture honoring the strength and sacrifices of frontier women during westward expansion.
B. George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument
The George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument is a public statue honoring U.S. Army officer George Armstrong Custer, depicting him on horseback and serving as a prominent historical landmark.
C. Crazy Horse Memorial
Crazy Horse Memorial is a massive, still-unfinished mountain carving in the Black Hills of South Dakota that honors the Oglala Lakota leader Crazy Horse and Native American heritage.
D. Oregon Pioneer statue
The Oregon Pioneer statue is a gilded bronze figure of a frontiersman that crowns the Oregon State Capitol in Salem and serves as a symbol of the state’s pioneer heritage.
E. Pioneer Monument
Pioneer Monument is a historic memorial near Donner Lake in California commemorating the ill-fated Donner Party and early western pioneers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	outdoor sculpture ⓘ public monument ⓘ roadside monument ⓘ
associatedWith	Daughters of the American Revolution memorials ⓘ National Old Trails Road Association ⓘ
category	monuments and memorials in the United States ⓘ
commemorates	pioneer women ⓘ women of the American frontier ⓘ
commissionedBy	National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution ⓘ linked to: Daughters of the American Revolution
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dedicatedTo	pioneer mothers ⓘ
designedBy	August Leimbach ⓘ
era	20th century public art ⓘ
features	pioneer woman holding a baby ⓘ pioneer woman with a rifle ⓘ small child clinging to the woman ⓘ
hasInscription	text honoring pioneer mothers ⓘ
hasNumberOfReplicas	12 ⓘ
hasSeriesMember	Madonna of the Trail monument in Albuquerque, New Mexico ⓘ linked to: Madonna of the Trail monument Madonna of the Trail monument in Beallsville, Pennsylvania ⓘ linked to: Madonna of the Trail monument Madonna of the Trail monument in Bethesda, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Madonna of the Trail monument Madonna of the Trail monument in Council Grove, Kansas ⓘ linked to: Madonna of the Trail monument Madonna of the Trail monument in Glendora, California ⓘ linked to: Madonna of the Trail monument Madonna of the Trail monument in Lamar, Colorado ⓘ linked to: Madonna of the Trail monument Madonna of the Trail monument in Lexington, Missouri ⓘ linked to: Madonna of the Trail monument Madonna of the Trail monument in Richmond, Indiana ⓘ linked to: Madonna of the Trail monument Madonna of the Trail monument in Springerville, Arizona ⓘ linked to: Madonna of the Trail monument Madonna of the Trail monument in Springfield, Ohio ⓘ linked to: Madonna of the Trail monument Madonna of the Trail monument in Upland, California ⓘ linked to: Madonna of the Trail monument Madonna of the Trail monument in Vandalia, Illinois ⓘ linked to: Madonna of the Trail monument
hasTheme	American frontier history ⓘ role of women in U.S. history ⓘ westward migration ⓘ
height	approximately 10 feet ⓘ
influencedBy	myth of the American frontier ⓘ
locatedAlong	National Old Trails Road ⓘ linked to: National Trails Highway
materialUsed	algonite stone ⓘ cast stone ⓘ
mountedOn	stone base ⓘ
partOf	Madonna of the Trail monument series ⓘ linked to: Madonna of the Trail monument
purpose	to honor pioneer women ⓘ to mark the National Old Trails Road ⓘ
style	representational sculpture ⓘ
symbolizes	courage of pioneer women ⓘ strength of pioneer mothers ⓘ westward expansion ⓘ

How these facts were elicited