Travel: Guadalupe Peak Pilot Memorial
2023-05-07 - Guadalupe Mountains National Park - Photo by Graham Waggener
The pilot memorial was erected in 1958 by American Airlines at the summit of Guadalupe Peak. The six-foot high stainless steel trylon, erected before the authorization of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, commemorates the carriers of transcontinental overland and air mail.
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