The Plymouth Trail describe to be a distinguished of colorful historical scene setting for it invites the viewers to reflect upon the industrialization and capitalist development in each narratives in the paintings.

The lower three panels illustrated the narrative of Plymouth's pioneer history during the 1930s while the main painting present a simple scene of transportation and trade in small town at 1860s.

Using a distinct illustrative style reflective of American popular culture, the upper panel of the mural shows the rich agricultural bounty of the prosperous Michigan farming communities of Van Buren County.

[1] The lower panel of the mural, painted in small sections between the postmaster door and bulletin boards, hints at a subterranean scene of tree roots, bedrock and coal seams.

Lopez's Shaw at Fort Wagner reflect the historical event of Young-Union African American soldiers facing in battle grounds during Civil War.

The painting illustrated the scene of memorable moment during the assaulted at Fort Wanger in 1863 where Union Colonel Robert Gould Shaw died during the battle as black soldiers carried his body away from the battlefield.

During the production of his painting, the community started to feel hostile towards Lopez for not only being the outsider, but they also accused him of being unfamiliar with their culture due to subjects’ racial features in his mural.