The Pioneer (sculpture)

For other uses, see The Pioneer (Eugene, Oregon).
The Pioneer
Location Visalia, California
Coordinates 36°16′50″N 119°18′43″W / 36.28056°N 119.31194°W / 36.28056; -119.31194Coordinates: 36°16′50″N 119°18′43″W / 36.28056°N 119.31194°W / 36.28056; -119.31194
Built 1916
Architect Borglum,Solon H.
NRHP Reference # 77000358
Added to NRHP May 05, 1977[1]

The Pioneer in Visalia, California was a sculpture by Solon H. Borglum that was first displayed at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, a world's fair in San Francisco in 1915. It was obtained by Visalia for $150, the cost of shipping it from San Francisco.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

From 1916 to 1980, it was located in Mooney Grove Park, at 27000 South Mooney Boulevard, in Visalia. It was toppled by an earthquake in 1980 and destroyed; its internal metal had rusted away. Only the base remains.[2][3]

However, it remains listed on the National Register.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places in Tulare County: The Pioneer". Noehill Travels. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  3. "Quake shakes Visalia statue apart". Visalia Times-Delta. May 27, 1980.


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