Walnut Canyon National Monument
in Memory of
Pioneer Women
Marker:
In Memory of the Pioneer Women of Arizona
Location:
Walnut Canyon
6400 U.S. 89
Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona
(928) 526-3367
35.171600, -111.509272
Directions:
Approximately 7.5 miles east of Flagstaff. From Interstate 40, take Exit 204 and turn south. The Walnut Canyon Visitor Center is located at the end of this three-mile road.
Historical Significance:
The marker was planned in coordination with the National Old Trails Road project. The marker was to be placed on the road in Flagstaff at the point where the new motor road to the Grand Canyon left the old road and was to be dedicated when the National Old Trails Road Association held its annual convention at the Grand Canyon in July 1915.
(Source: The National Old Trails Road Part 2; See America First in 1915: Section 2 of 3; The Bourne Committee Report by the Federal Highway Administration.)
The marker reads, “In Memory of the Pioneer Women of Arizona / Erected by the Arizona Daughters of the American Revolution / July 14, 1915.” Governor George W. P. Hunt, shown second from the left in the picture below, and other dignitaries joined the women of the Arizona State Society DAR for the ceremony in 1915. Shortly thereafter, Walnut Canyon was declared a National Monument.”
Link:
Walnut Canyon National Monument Arizona
Dedicated:
1915
Sponsor:
Arizona State Society DAR
