Madonna of The Trail, Springerville

Part of Springerville, Eagar, Greer & Alpine, our guide to Round Valley and the high country east of Show Low.

The Madonna of the Trail in Springerville, at 182 E. Main St., is one of twelve identical statues of a pioneer mother the Daughters of the American Revolution placed along the National Old Trails Road; it was dedicated on September 29, 1928, where that road met the Coronado Trail. Its 100th anniversary is September 29, 2028.

Checked Oct 22, 2026 · Edited by Sam Ridley · Sources · How we check

The Statue

The Arizona State Society of the DAR, which sponsors the monument, says it shows a pioneer woman holding a baby with a young son at her skirts; the base honours “the Pioneer Mothers of the Covered Wagon Days” and mentions Coronado’s passage in 1540 and the National Old Trails Road. It was the seventh of the twelve to be dedicated, and the speakers in 1928 included Arizona Gov. George W. P. Hunt and Harry S. Truman, then a Missouri judge.

Since 1928

Local Legend: Was The Springerville Madonna Meant for Kingman?

What is actually true: The Arizona State Society DAR says the statue was dedicated September 29, 1928, where the National Old Trails Road met the Coronado Trail, moved from the post office property in 1987 and rededicated in 1988. The Clio says Springerville did not meet the usual site criteria because the nearest DAR chapter was about 150 miles away in Flagstaff, that the town got the statue partly because J. W. Becker, a national officer of the National Old Trails organization, lived there, and that some believe it was “stolen” from Kingman. The Clio presents that as a belief, not a fact, and it is the only source we found for it. Sources: Arizona State Society DAR: Madonna of the Trail
The Clio: Madonna of the Trail (Springerville, AZ)
Wikipedia: Springerville, Arizona

What We Could Not Verify

• National Register status: the National Park Service’s Register data lists the Madonnas in New Mexico and Kansas but not Springerville’s, so we do not call it a listed property.
• Any event planned for the 2028 centennial.

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Places nearby

1. 1Springerville and Eagartowns, pin estimated by eyeunder 1 mi
2. 2Greer Lakeslakes, pin estimated by eye11 mi
3. 3Greervillage13 mi
4. 4Lyman Lake State Parkstate park17 mi

Events coming up

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2. 6Winter Kick-Off featuring Warren MillerSunrise Park Resort, Oct 2919 mi
3. 7Sunrise Park Resort 2026-27 ski season opening (anticipated)Sunrise Park Resort, Nov 2819 mi
4. 8Night Skiing at Sunrise Park ResortSunrise Park Resort, Dec 2619 mi

Every pin here is an estimate, not a surveyed point. A place pin marked "estimated by eye" is our own guess at the spot (a lake, park or town middle); the others use a point from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) for the named spot, which can still be off by a few blocks. Event pins sit at the center of the event's town, because we do not have each venue's exact spot. Distances are straight-line, rounded, and will not match driving miles. Dots sit in their compass direction; distance is stretched near the middle so close neighbors stay readable. Events are the next dates from our events calendar, as of October 23, 2026, and each date is the organizer's, not confirmed by us. The same places are listed beside the map.

Questions People Ask

Where is the Madonna of the Trail in Arizona?

In Springerville, at 182 E. Main St., where the National Old Trails Road met the Coronado Trail.

When was the Springerville Madonna of the Trail dedicated?

On September 29, 1928. It was restored and rededicated in 2006.

How many Madonna of the Trail statues are there?

Twelve, placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution along the National Old Trails Road; Springerville’s was the seventh.

Sources

1. Arizona State Society DAR: 1928 Madonna of the Trail
2. National Park Service: National Register locations data
3. USGS Geographic Names (GNIS) service

Checked October 22, 2026 by It’s Show Low. Cite this page: It’s Show Low (itsshowlow.com), checked October 22, 2026. Free to quote with a link; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.