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, United States. 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]

Pioneer Park Historical Complex
Train station at Pioneer Park
LocationOneida, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates45°40′00″N 89°20′00″W
Established1932
Governing bodyCity of Rhinelander
WebsitePioneer PArk Historical Complex

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 associated with Rhinelander.[2]

Onsite museums

  • Civilian Conservation Corps Museum
  • A replica camp building of the type used by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s
  • Rhinelander Logging Museum
  • Rhinelander Schoolhouse Museum
  • Soo Line Depot

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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