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Capt. John Mullan Trail 1853-1855, (sculpture). Artist:  Western Montana M & G Company, fabricator. Title:  Capt. John Mullan Trail 1853-1855, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Captain John Mullan Trail 1853-1855, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1914. Dedicated 1917. Medium:  Sculpture: white marble; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 1/2 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 5 x 6 ft. Inscription:  (On self-base in raised lettering:) CAPT. JOHN MULLAN/TRAIL/1853-1855 (On plaque on base:) NATIONAL HISTORIC/CIVIL ENGINEERING LANDMARK/THE MULLAN ROAD (Incised on self-base, left:) SURVEYOR AND CONSTRUCTOR/OF THE MILITARY ROAD/FROM FORT BENTON, MONT./TO WALLA WALLA, WASH./COMPLETED 1862 (On self-base, right:) ERECTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MONTANA SOCIETY OF PIONEERS/CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITIZENS OF FORT BENTON AND CHOUTEAU COUNTY/1917 unsigned Description:  A marble obelisk with a full-length figure of Capt. John Mullan in bas-relief stands on a pyramidal base. The figure is bearded, wears a hat, buckskin leggings, moccasins and holds a flintlock rifle in his proper right hand. A pistol is tucked into his belt. Subject:  Portrait male -- Mullan, John -- Full length Occupation -- Industry -- Engineering Occupation -- Industry -- Construction Object -- Weapon -- Gun Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Western Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Fort Benton Relief Sculpture Owner:  City of Fort Benton, Fort Benton Community Improvement Association, 1204 Front Street, Fort Benton, Montana 59442 Located Front Street, levee adjacent to Missouri River, Fort Benton, Montana Remarks:  Captain John Mullan was a surveyor and constructor of the Military Road from Fort Benton, Montana to Walla Walla, Washington completed in 1862. IAS files include the text of a nearby plaque which details the history of the Mullan Wagon Road. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Montana survey, 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS MT000243   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MT000243 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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