Pioneer Village (Nebraska)
Pioneer Village is a museum and tourist attraction along U.S. Highway 6 in Minden, Nebraska, United States. Pioneer Village was founded in 1953 by Harold Warp, a Chicago manufacturer from Minden. The museum, a complex of 28 buildings on 20 acres (81,000 m2) with a total collection of over 50,000 items.[1] The museum has a large collections of items from 1830 to the present, including frontier buildings, early cars and airplanes, tractors and other farm implements and an art collection. Over 350 antique automobiles are on display. The Pioneer Village also manages a motel and a campground as part of the complex.[2]
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See also
- List of museums in Nebraska
- Nebraska Prairie Museum, located about 20 miles west in Holdrege, Nebraska.[3]
- Hastings Museum, located about 30 miles east in Hastings, Nebraska.
References
- ↑ Exploring Nebraska Highways: Trip Trivia. Exploring America's Highway. 2007. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-9744358-7-9.
- ↑ "Time takes toll on Pioneer Village history museum". Omaha World-Hearld. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ Nebraska Prairie Museum
External links
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- Official website
- Harold Warp's Pioneer Village, Roadside America
- Family Motor Coach Association - Pioneer Village
Coordinates: 40°30′17″N 98°57′02″W / 40.50472°N 98.95056°W
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