:''This is about the sculpture in Visalia, California. For the same-named sculptures elsewhere, see

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.'' ''The Pioneer'' in

Visalia, California Visalia ( ) is a city in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California. The population was 141,384 as per the 2020 census. Visalia is the fifth-largest city in the San Joaquin Valley, the 42nd most populous in California, and 192nd in ...

was a sculpture by Solon H. Borglum that was first displayed at the

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, a

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in 1915. It was obtained by Visalia for $150, the cost of shipping it from San Francisco. It was listed on the

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in 1977. 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. However, it remains listed on the National Register.

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National Register of Historic Places in Tulare County: ''The Pioneer''
a Noehill Travels website
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