Pioneer Spirit of Early Settlers
Marker

Marker:
Pioneer Spirit of Early Settlers 

Location:
Papago Park
Van Buren Street, ½ mile North of Tempe, Arizona 
625 N. Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
33.454087, -111.953424

Directions:             
Enter the Phoenix Zoo parking area and go to your left toward the red butte rock formations, the same direction as toward Gov. Hunt’s Tomb. The marker is on the left, on the south side of a flagpole and a building with restroom facilities. 

Historical Significance: 
This bronze plaque was placed on a stone in Papago Park, a municipal park partially in Tempe and in Phoenix, Arizona. It has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride. The plaque reads, “Dedicated to the Pioneer Spirit of Our Early Settlers / Erected 1941 Maricopa Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution” with DAR dignitaries’ names below.

Dedicated: 

1941

Sponsor: 
Maricopa Chapter, NSDAR

A color snapshot with a clear view of the marker and plaque. Marker text is in the body of this page.
Pioneer Spirit of our Early Settlers marker with plaque, undated image.
A vintage snapshot of the marker in a desert setting.. Marker text is in the body of this page.
Marker with plaque, undated image.
Three snapshots of Papago Park. The Governor George W. P. Hunt tomb is in the background of one view.
Papago Park with its distinctive red hills, March 2019.
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