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Lady Zouaves Drill Team Mural in Sterling, Illinois
Photographed by Gerald Thurman of Tempe, Arizona
Lady Zouaves Mural

Sterling has fifteen murals in the downtown area depicting scenes from the 18th and 19th centuries. This one is entitled "Sterling Lady Zouaves" and depicts a women's drill team that was organized in 1917 and holds a world record for wall climbing. The mural is located on the south side of Brink Circle at Central Park. This Kerby mural was painted in 1997.

Photographed by Gerald Thurman on July 18, 2004
Posted on RoadTrip America 11/05