The Pioneer (Visalia, California)
- The Pioneer (Visalia, California)
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location= Visalia, California
lat_degrees = 36
lat_minutes = 16
lat_seconds = 50
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 119
long_minutes = 18
long_seconds = 43
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
area =
built =1916
architect= Borglum,Solon H.
architecture=
added = May 05, 1977[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
governing_body = Local
refnum=77000358
The Pioneer in Visalia, California is a sculpture by Solon H. Borglum that was first displayed in a world's fair in San Francisco in 1915. It was obtained by Visalia for the $150 cost of shipping it from San Francisco.[cite web|url=http://www.noehill.com/tulare/nat1977000358.asp |title=National Register of Historic Places in Tulare County: The Pioneer |accessdate=2008-09-28|work= |publisher=Noehill Travels] ]It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
From 1916 to 1980, it was located in Mooney Grove Park, at 27000 South Mooney Boulevard, inVisalia. It was toppled by an earthquake in 1980 and destroyed. Only the base remains.
However, it remains listed on the National Register.
References
External links
* [http://www.noehill.com/tulare/nat1977000358.asp National Register of Historic Places in Tulare County: The Pioneer] , a Noehill Travels website
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