PENNINGTON COUNTY
Pennington County Historical Society
Pioneer Village
The Pennington County Historical
Society, which was chartered in 1938, owns and maintains the Peder
Engelstad Pioneer Village. The Village was dedicated on August 8, 1976.
Located on the edge of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the Village offers
the public a unique opportunity to walk through a replica of a northern
Minnesota pioneer town with vintage gardens, as it might have been 100
years ago.
Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village, named
after a local Norwegian immigrant, houses many artifacts from the past
displayed in nineteen buildings. The
buildings include a museum, two railroad
depots, a one-room schoolhouse, a church, log houses, a general store,
a two-story Victorian house, a blacksmith shop, and a barber shop. Many
pieces of farm machinery are also on display, and an extensive research
collection of print materials is available for use.
Location:
Located just inside Thief River Falls, Minnesota,
off Highway 32 South and Oakland Park Road
Hours of operation:
1:00 p.m. to 5:00p.m.
Tours and special appointments may be arranged
Contact person:
Telephone
number:
(218) 681-5767
Mailing address:
Pennington County Historical Society
P.O. Box 127
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
E-mail address:
pchstrf@mncable.net
Website address:
http://www.pvillage.org
Upcoming events:
NW MN
Sesquicentennial Traveling Exhibit
Traveling Through Time in Northwest Minnesota
When:
