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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.

Read more about the history of Guadalupe Mountains National Park at www.nps.gov/parkhistory
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