The Pioneer (Visalia, California)
- This is about the sculpture in Visalia, California. For the same-named sculptures elsewhere, see Pioneer (disambiguation).
The Pioneer | |
| Location | Visalia, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°16′50″N 119°18′43″W / 36.28056°N 119.31194°W |
| 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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places in Tulare County: The Pioneer". Noehill Travels. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
- ^ "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
