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Pioneer Day

American  

noun

U.S. History.
  1. a legal holiday in Utah on July 24 to commemorate Brigham Young's founding of Salt Lake City in 1847.


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You can check the local calendar here or plan now for the Whale Rock Music & Arts Festival at Castoro Cellars Sept. 19-20 or for the Pioneer Day Parade downtown on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

In 1990, he spearheaded a successful campaign to get South Dakota to rename Pioneer Day, celebrated on Columbus Day, to Native American Day.

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022

But it is simply "Pioneer Day" in the suburbs of Salt Lake City, Utah, and the girls are dressed in costume as their Mormon ancestors.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2022

For a few years, the community, 40 miles south of Fairbanks, celebrated Salcha Pioneer Day, inviting early homesteaders to visit the school.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 23, 2018

In response to her letter asking him to take part on Pioneer Day, Frederick Douglass wrote: I certainly shall, if I live and am well.

From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper

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