Pioneer Village (Utah)

40°59′03″N 111°53′29″W / 40.98417°N 111.89139°W / 40.98417; -111.89139Pioneer Village is a themed section of Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah. Intended to be a "living museum," Pioneer Village includes artifacts and mementos housed in over two dozen structures which illustrate the history of Utah. It was founded in 1938 near Salt Lake City by Horace and Ethel Sorensen. Lagoon bought the collection from the Sons of Utah Pioneers[1] in April 1975, and it opened at the park in 1976.

Other exhibits include:

  • A barber store from the 1890s
  • Bigler Cabin, a cabin built by an early settler of Utah
  • Erastus Bingham Cabin, a cabin constructed in 1853
  • Gingerbread House, a house built in 1904
  • A collection of antique firearms, including guns used in the American Revolution and American Civil War
  • Little Rock Chapel, a building constructed in 1863 which has served as a fort, a courthouse, a schoolhouse, and a church
  • Rockport Schoolhouse, dates back to 1870
  • Wabship Cabin, a two-story home with many pioneer-era furniture pieces
  • Carriage Hall, a museum featuring many antique carriages, including: a buckboard, a Berlin coach, a Victoria carriage, a Rockaway, a Brougham, a Studebaker light delivery wagon, the Peter Schuttler Wagon (heavy weight at 1600 pounds and could haul three tons), a Mormon handcart, and a Surrey sleigh.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hague, Donald V. (1994), "MUSEUMS IN UTAH", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on October 7, 2024, retrieved June 5, 2025

Sources

  • Lagoon Corp.
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