The Pioneer (Visalia, California)

This is about the sculpture in Visalia, California. For the same-named sculptures elsewhere, see Pioneer (disambiguation).

The Pioneer
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Visalia, California
Coordinates	36°16′50″N119°18′43″W / 36.28056°N 119.31194°W / 36.28056; -119.31194
Built	1916
Architect	Borglum, Solon H.
NRHP reference No.	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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "National Register of Historic Places in Tulare County: The Pioneer". Noehill Travels. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
3. "Quake shakes Visalia statue apart". Visalia Times-Delta. May 27, 1980.

External links

• National Register of Historic Places in Tulare County: The Pioneer, a Noehill Travels website
• Photo of sculpture from 1922 or 1924