Pioneer Park Historical Complex

Pioneer Park Historical Complex
Wisconsin Park
Train station at Pioneer Park
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Oneida
Location Rhinelander, Wisconsin
 - coordinates 45°40′00″N 89°20′00″W / 45.66667°N 89.33333°W / 45.66667; -89.33333Coordinates: 45°40′00″N 89°20′00″W / 45.66667°N 89.33333°W / 45.66667; -89.33333
Founded 1932
Management City of Rhinelander
Website: Pioneer PArk Historical Complex

Pioneer Park Historical Complex, also called Rhinelander Logging Museum, Rhinelander Schoolhouse Museum is a combination open-air museum of historical structures in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA. It is listed as a city park, managed by a non-profit organizations. The structures include log cabins from the fur trade era, buildings from and stores and public buildings from the late nineteenth century.[1]

The museum houses displays related to the Hodag, a fictional animal photographed and distributed in 1896 by Eugune Sheppard. The character has become the mascot to associated with Rhinelander.[2]

Onsite museums

References

  1. Lara Reed (21 June 2012). "Travel back in time at the Pioneer Park Historical Complex". The Northwoods River News.
  2. Gary G. Knowles. The Great Wisconsin Touring Book: 30 Spectacular Auto Trips. p. 74.

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