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The bronze statue itself stands 17 feet (5.2 m) tall and weighs 12,000 pounds (5,400 kg). It stands on a pyramidal stepped base of granite blocks which brings the total height of the monument to 40 feet (12 m).The statue faces to the southwest, symbolising that the majority of the settlers had come from the northeast.
There is a plaque on the first step beneath the statue which reads:this monument was erected by e. w. marland in appreciation of the heroic character of the woman who braved thedangers and endured the hardships incident to the dailylife of the pioneer and homesteader in this country