The_Pioneer_(Visalia,_California)

<i>The Pioneer</i> (Visalia, California)

The Pioneer (Visalia, California)

United States historic place

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]

This is about the sculpture in Visalia, California. For the same-named sculptures elsewhere, see Pioneer (disambiguation).
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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]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "National Register of Historic Places in Tulare County: The Pioneer". Noehill Travels. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  3. [3]
    "Quake shakes Visalia statue apart". Visalia Times-Delta. May 27, 1980.


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