Pioneer Village (Utah) facts for kids
Pioneer Village is a special part of Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah. It's like a "living museum" where you can see how people lived long ago in Utah. Pioneer Village has many old items and memories kept in over two dozen buildings. These buildings show what life was like in Utah's past.
The village was started in 1938 near Salt Lake City by Horace and Ethel Sorensen. Later, in April 1975, Lagoon Amusement Park bought the collection from the Sons of Utah Pioneers. Pioneer Village then opened at Lagoon Park in 1976, letting everyone explore Utah's history.
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Exploring Pioneer Village
Pioneer Village is filled with many interesting buildings, each showing a different part of pioneer life. Here are some of the cool places you can visit:
Village Buildings and Exhibits
- Bakery: This bakery has an old soda fountain from 1855. Imagine getting a drink there!
- Barber Shop: Step back in time to an old barber shop from the 1890s.
- Bigler Cabin: This cabin was built by one of Utah's first settlers.
- Carriage Hall: See many old-fashioned carriages in this museum.
- Charles T. Baxter Shoe Shop and Repair: A shoe store from the past.
- David E. Sperry's Model Train Museum: This museum has a collection of antique model trains.
- Erastus Bingham Cabin: A cabin built way back in 1853.
- Gingerbread House: A unique house built in 1904.
- Gun Collection: Look at old firearms, including guns used in the American Revolution and the American Civil War.
- Little Rock Chapel: Built in 1863, this building has been many things: a fort, a courthouse, a school, and a church!
- Mormon Furniture Exhibit: See old furniture, like a couch and chair made in 1860.
- Pioneer Stove & Hardware Museum: This museum has a special piece of jewelry called the Sovereign Jewel.
- Post Office: An original post office that was open from 1905 to 1955.
- Print Shop: See how newspapers were printed long ago.
- Rockport Coop: A store with a special "false front" design.
- Rockport Schoolhouse: This schoolhouse dates back to 1870.
- Village Blacksmith: A blacksmith shop built in 1858, with original tools on display.
- Village China Shop: This shop has china pieces made from the 1830s to the 1910s.
- Wabship Cabin: A two-story home filled with furniture from the pioneer era.
Past Adventures at Pioneer Village
Some attractions that used to be part of Pioneer Village are no longer there.
- General Store: An old-fashioned store where pioneers would buy supplies.
- Lagoon Miniature Railroad: This was a small train that went around the northern part of the village. The train engine and its tender (the car that carries fuel and water) are now on display in the Model Railroad Museum.
- Ox-drawn wagon rides: Visitors could take rides in wagons pulled by oxen.
- Pioneer Village Railroad: A miniature train that circled the entire village. The old train station now holds David E. Sperry's Model Train Museum.
- Pony Express Museum: A museum about the famous Pony Express mail service.
- Ute Indian Museum: This museum was located north of the Blacksmith shop and taught about the Ute Indian people.
See also
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Mormon Furniture Exhibit
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Print Shop
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Pioneer Stove & Hardware Museum
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Village Blacksmith
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Model train
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Village Blacksmith
