Fotheringham Crossing Pyramid

Fotheringham Crossing Pyramid
Monolito Recordatorio Paso Fotheringham
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38°56′59.7″S 68°01′24.2″W / 38.949917°S 68.023389°W / -38.949917; -68.023389
LocationSapere, Neuquén, Argentina
MaterialBrick and cement
Opening dateFebruary 3, 1947
Dedicated toCrossing 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.