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 (1953) by Harold Warp, a Chicago manufacturer from Minden. The museum comprises 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 (more than 350 are on display) and airplanes; a Wurlitzer Caliola; tractors and other farm implements; and an art collection. The Pioneer Village also manages a motel and a campground as part of the complex.[2]

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References
  1. Exploring Nebraska Highways: Trip Trivia. Exploring America's Highway. 2007. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-9744358-7-9.
  2. "Time takes toll on Pioneer Village history museum". Omaha World-Herald. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. "Nebraska Prairie Museum". Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
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