Pioneer Museum - Provo UT
Description
The Pioneer Museum in Provo UT was built with substantial aid from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935-37. It was started as a project of the Sons and Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, who ran out of funds by 1935. The City Commission of Provo applied to the federal government and received a WPA grant of $11, 735. The WPA provide the labor and the city the materials for the building, and the Sons & Daughters of the Pioneers raised money for the interior furnishings.
The Pioneer Museum sits in the middle of North Park in Provo. The building is showing some wear and tear.
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Pioneer Museum - Provo UT
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Pioneer Museum - Provo UT
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Plaque on Pioneer Museum - Provo UT
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Windows on Pioneer Museum - Provo UT
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Pioneer Memorial Building
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Pioneer Museum on WPA card
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Record detail, Pioneer Museum - Provo UT
Source notes
D. Robert Carter, "WPA saved the day: Remembering the Pioneers," The Daily Herald, Jul. 23, 2009.
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WME9K9_Pioneer_Museum_Daughters_of_Utah_Pioneers_Provo_Utah
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 24, 2016.
Additional contributions by Richard A Walker.
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