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Mormon Battalion Trail Marker - No. 71, Piacho Peak, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: cast steel; Base: concrete and stone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by State of Arizona Arizona State Parks 1300 West Washington Phoenix Arizona 85007
Located Picacho Peak State Park Exit 219 from Interstate 10, 40 miles north of Tucson Pinal County Arizona
Date:
1937. Installed May 15, 1937
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1994.
Summary:
Three flintlock rifles stand upright atop a tapered, rectangular base. The rifles support each other at the barrels. On the front of the stone base is a commemorative text plaque with bull's head.
Topic:
History--United States--Mexican War  Search this
History--United States--Arizona  Search this
Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this
Religion--Mormonism  Search this
Control number:
IAS AZ000670
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_337545