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The
Golden, Missouri,
Pioneer
Museum
13 miles north of Eureka Springs,
AR
14 miles south of Shell Knob, MO
45 miles west of Branson, MO
55 miles south of I-44, exit 46
FREE ADMISSION - Donations accepted Open April 1 through October 31: 10:30 - 4:30 April through August - open Tuesday through Saturday September & October - open Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays Phone: 417-271-3300 / if no answer, call 417-217-3299 E-Mail: golden@mo-net.com |
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| An extensive collection of Early American Pattern glassware, including one of the largest collections of Carnival Glass in the Midwest |
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| One of the nation's largest collections of Native American arrowheads and artifacts, including pottery, beads and peace pipes |
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| An extraordinary collection of minerals, including the largest double terminated single quartz crystal in the world, weighing 1250 lbs, and a 4000 lb quartz crystal cluster; plus a 7 ft tall petrified tree and the world's largest turquoise carving, made from a nugget weighing 68 lbs. |
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| Plus many other items, such as a pocket watch collection, baseball cards, Oriental art pieces, toothpick holders and Civil War and pioneer artifacts and tools. |
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The Ozark region is rich with history and has long been the subject of study to historians, geologists, anthropologists and archeologists. Before the French fur trappers explored the area and European descendants began settling here, the people of the Osage tribe populated much of the land now known as Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas. Other tribes, traveling through the region, traded with the Osage and left behind clues of their passage. Arrowheads were abundant in the area, and a large collection of over 10,000 hunting implements and artifacts were collected by the Arlis Cogar family who established the Trail of Tears Museum in Huntsville, AR. In 1993, the Prier family of Golden, MO, took over the Trail of Tears Museum Collection and combined it with their collection of Carnival Glass and American pioneer artifacts to create the Golden Missouri Pioneer Museum.
The Golden Missouri Pioneer Museum gives the visitor a unique look into the lives of early Americans -- both Native, and the settlers who came in the 1800s. The Early American Pattern Glass collection is abundant with rare examples of some of the finest American made pieces from the late 1800s and early 1900s, including:
One of the largest collections of Carnival Glass in the Midwest
Stunning examples of
Vaseline glassware
Black amethyst glassware
Custard glass
Flo Blue
Rare pieces of Klondike glass, including two Snyder vases
A large collection of toothpick holders
to mention just a few of the collectable glassware items.
There are many other collections in the museum that include pocket watches, baseball cards, early American tools & household goods, plus Civil War battlefield items.
In addition to the man-made treasures, the museum has a large collection of rare mineral items, such as:
The world's largest turquoise carving, made in China from a 68 lb nugget
The largest double-terminated single quartz crystal, weighing 1,250 lbs
A giant quartz crystal cluster, weighing over 4,000 lbs
A seven foot tall petrified tree estimated to be 250 million years old
Rare mineral specimens from around the world
The Golden Missouri Pioneer Museum has something for everyone.
It is a collection that will amaze you.
Stop in and see us; bus tours welcome.
Open April 1 through October 31: 10:30 - 4:30
April through August - open Tuesday through Saturday
September & October - open Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays Phone: 417-271-3300 / if no answer, call 417-217-3299 FREE ADMISSION - Donations accepted E-Mail: golden@mo-net.com
