Monolito Recordatorio Paso Fotheringham | |
38°56′59.7″S 68°01′24.2″W / 38.949917°S 68.023389°W | |
Location | Sapere, Neuquén, Argentina |
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Material | Brick and cement |
Opening date | February 3, 1947 |
Dedicated to | Crossing of the Neuquén River during the Conquest of the Desert |
The Fotheringham Crossing Pyramid (Spanish: Monolito Paso Fotheringham) is a monument located on a hill on the bank of the Neuquén River, in the neighborhood of Sapere in Neuquén, Argentina, built to commemorate the crossing of the river by Colonel Fotheringham, Major Fábregras, and an unknown soldier in 1879, during the Conquest of the Desert.