There are more than 200 pioneer monuments located in the United States today. Each one was has a tale to tell. Here I highlight a few particularly interesting stories.
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Daughters of the American Revolution’s Madonna of the Trail by August Leimbach
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Old Oregon Trail medallions by Avard T. Fairbanks
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Monuments erected in the Kansas City metropolitan area
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Monuments erected in San Francisco
![David Manuel, The Promised Land, 1993, Portland, Oregon](https://pioneermonuments.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Promised-Land-1-954x1024.jpg)
Monuments erected in Portland, Oregon
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Monuments erected in Oregon’s Willamette Valley
![Detail of Avard T. Fairbanks, Guidance of Youth, 1958, Salem, Oregon](https://pioneermonuments.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Guidance-of-Youth-2.jpg)