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Show presents vy ' vsf , Jr Time unfolds into Utah's past as the visitor to Utah Pioneer Village turns his back on the 20th Century and steps into a country town of 50 to 100 years ago. The Utah Pioneer Village is a pioneer , SS town with only the pioneers fpBfbiV missing. At first, the site of Pioneer Village was the pasture and show ring for , vC a string of American Saddlebred horses. The main Museum building was the stable and the Round House was the r,s; winter training ring. During that time, Mr. and Mrs. Horace A. Sorensen, the founders of the Village, bought quite a collection of old coaches and wagons. With the building of the Wanship Dam in the mountains east of Salt Lake, the little pioneer village of Rockport was to be torn down. A request was made to preserve some of the old buildings erected in pioneer times, so Mr. Sorensen moved them into his pasture and this is how the museum grew into Pioneer Village. More old buildings were brought in and made to look like they did when - m:S fin i ciiMttH tu L ' i f J they were being used years ago. VILLACf - yg Annually, on "Pioneer Day," July 24th, a number of wagons, buggies, handcarts or old coaches are entered in the big parade. Several times during the year, usually including Memorial Day and Labor Day, groups of Indians descend on Pioneer Village and perform their dances, demonstrate their crafts, and show other people their way of life. The pioneer spirit which built the West is recaptured and preserved here, and a visit to Pioneer Village leaves one with a lasting impression of the westward movement and a deeper appreciation of our great American heritage. A children's supplement to the Salt Lake Neighborhood News. Designed and edited by Clark Yospe. |