Pioneer (disambiguation)
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Pioneer, The Pioneer or pioneering may refer to:
Arts and publications
- The Pioneer (Visalia, California)The Pioneer (Visalia, California)The Pioneer in Visalia, California is a sculpture by Solon H. Borglum that was first displayed in a world's fair in San Francisco in 1915. It was obtained by Visalia for $150, the cost of shipping it from San Francisco....
, a sculpture by Solon H. Borglum listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places - The Pioneers (Elmwood, Illinois)The Pioneers (Elmwood, Illinois)The Pioneers, also known as Pioneers, is a sculpture in Elmwood, Illinois.Elmwood is the birthplace of the sculptor Lorado Taft and is host to some of his works. The most notable is the statue called "The Pioneers," which is situated in the town's central park.The sculpture was listed on the...
, a sculpture by Lorado Taft - The Pioneers (album), an album by MC Eiht and Spice 1
- The Pioneers (novel), a book by James Fenimore Cooper
- The Pioneers (band)The Pioneers (band)The Pioneers are a Jamaican reggae vocal trio, whose main period of success was in the 1960s. The trio has had different line-ups, and still occasionally performs.-Founding and early years: 1962-1967:...
, a Jamaican vocal trio - The Pioneer (Indian newspaper), an English-language newspaper published in India
- The Pioneer, a nineteenth-century literary journal edited by James Russell LowellJames Russell LowellJames Russell Lowell was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside Poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets who rivaled the popularity of British poets...
- The pioneer (painting)The pioneer (painting)The pioneer is a 1904 painting by the Australian artist Frederick McCubbin. The painting is a triptych; the three panels tell a story of a free selector and his family making a life in the Australian bush...
, a painting by Frederick McCubbin - Pioneer Drum and Bugle CorpsPioneer Drum and Bugle CorpsThe Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class drum and bugle corps based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The corps is a member of Drum Corps International and Drum Corps Midwest...
, a drum and bugle corps located in greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin - "Pioneers" (song)Pioneers (song)"Pioneers" is a single by Bloc Party from their debut album Silent Alarm. It was released in the United Kingdom by Wichita Recordings on 18 July 2005 and reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart. Due to an error printing, it was called "The Pioneers" on the album track-listing...
, a single by Bloc Party - "Pioneers! O Pioneers!Pioneers! O Pioneers!"Pioneers! O Pioneers!" is a poem by the American poet Walt Whitman. It was first published in Leaves of Grass in 1865. The poem was written as a tribute to Whitman's fervor for the great Westward expansion in the United States that led to things like the California Gold Rush and exploration of the...
", a poem by Walt Whitman - St. Paul Pioneer PressSt. Paul Pioneer PressThe St. Paul Pioneer Press is a newspaper based in St. Paul, Minnesota, primarily serving the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Circulation is heaviest in the eastern metro region, including Ramsey, Dakota, and Washington counties, along with western Wisconsin, eastern Minnesota and Anoka County,...
, a newspaper based in St. Paul, Minnesota - Pioneer OnePioneer OnePioneer One is a 2010 American web series produced by Josh Bernhard and Bracey Smith. It is notable both for being funded purely through donations and for being the first series created for and released on BitTorrent networks.-Background:...
, an American independent film - Pioneer PicturesPioneer PicturesPioneer Pictures, Inc. was a Hollywood motion picture company, most noted for its early commitment to making color films. Pioneer was initially affiliated with RKO Pictures, whose production facilities in Culver City, California were used by Pioneer, and who distributed Pioneer's films...
, a Hollywood motion picture company - Tomorrow's PioneersTomorrow's PioneersTomorrow's Pioneers is a children's program, broadcast since April 13, 2007 on the Palestinian Hamas-affiliated television station, Al-Aqsa TV...
, a Palestinian children's program
Astronomy
- Pioneer programPioneer programThe Pioneer program is a series of United States unmanned space missions that was designed for planetary exploration. There were a number of such missions in the program, but the most notable were Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11, which explored the outer planets and left the solar system...
, a series of NASA probes launched between 1958 and 1978 - Pioneer 0Pioneer 0Pioneer 0 was a failed United States space probe that was designed to go into orbit around the Moon, carrying a television camera, a micrometeorite detector and a magnetometer, as part of the first International Geophysical Year science payload...
, (Thor-Able 1, Pioneer) - Lunar orbiter, destroyed (Thor failure 77 seconds after launch) August 17, 1958 - Pioneer 1Pioneer 1On October 11, 1958, Pioneer 1 became the first spacecraft launched by NASA, the newly formed space agency of the United States. The flight was the second and most successful of the three Thor-Able space probes.- Spacecraft design :...
, (Thor-Able 2, Pioneer I) - Lunar orbiter, missed Moon (third stage partial failure) October 11, 1958 - Pioneer 2Pioneer 2Pioneer 2 was the last of the three project Able space probes designed to probe lunar and cislunar space. Shortly after launch at 07:30:00 UTC on November 8, 1958, the third stage of the launch vehicle separated but failed to ignite, and Pioneer 2 did not achieve its intended lunar orbit...
, (Thor-Able 3, Pioneer II) - Lunar orbiter, reentry (third stage failure) November 8, 1958 - Pioneer 3Pioneer 3Pioneer 3 was a spin stabilized spacecraft launched at 05:45:12 UTC on 6 December 1958 by the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency in conjunction with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration...
, Lunar flyby, missed Moon due to launcher failure December 6, 1958 - Pioneer 4Pioneer 4Pioneer 4 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft launched as part of the Pioneer program on a lunar flyby trajectory and into a heliocentric orbit making it the first U.S. probe to escape from the Earth's gravity. It carried a payload similar to Pioneer 3: a lunar radiation environment experiment using a...
, Lunar flyby, achieved Earth escape velocity, launched March 3, 1959 - Pioneer P-1Pioneer P-1Pioneer P-1 was a failed mission in the Pioneer program. The spacecraft was a 1 meter diameter sphere, with a propulsion module. It was launched on September 24, 1959 on an Atlas-C Able launcher. It was to carry a TV camera and a magnetic field sensor. It was to be spin-stabilized, and was known as...
, (Atlas-Able 4A, Pioneer W), probe lost September 24, 1959 - Pioneer P-3Pioneer P-3Pioneer P-3 was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. The objectives were to place a highly instrumented probe in lunar orbit, to investigate the environment between the Earth and Moon, and to develop technology for controlling and maneuvering...
, (Atlas-Able 4, Atlas-Able 4B, Pioneer X) - Lunar probe, lost in launcher failure November 26, 1959 - Pioneer 5Pioneer 5Pioneer 5 was a spin-stabilized space probe in the NASA Pioneer program used to investigate interplanetary space between the orbits of Earth and Venus. It was launched on March 11, 1960 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17a at 13:00:00 UTC with an on-orbit dry mass of 43 kg...
, (Pioneer P-2, Thor-Able 4, Pioneer V) - interplanetary space between Earth and Venus, launched March 11, 1960 - Pioneer 6, 7, 8, and 9
- Pioneer P-30Pioneer P-30Pioneer P-30 was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch on September 25, 1960. The objectives were to place a highly instrumented probe in lunar orbit, to investigate the environment between the Earth and Moon, and to develop technology for controlling...
, (Atlas-Able 5A, Pioneer Y) - Lunar probe, failed to achieve lunar orbit September 25, 1960 - Pioneer P-31Pioneer P-31Pioneer P-31 was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. The objectives were to place a highly instrumented probe in lunar orbit, to investigate the environment between the Earth and Moon, and to develop technology for controlling and maneuvering...
, (Atlas-Able 5B, Pioneer Z) - Lunar probe, lost in upper stage failure December 15, 1960 - Pioneer 10Pioneer 10Pioneer 10 is a 258-kilogram robotic space probe that completed the first interplanetary mission to Jupiter, and became the first spacecraft to achieve escape velocity from the Solar System. The project was managed by the NASA Ames Research Center and the contract for the construction of the...
(Pioneer F) - Jupiter, interstellar medium, launched March 1972 - Pioneer 11Pioneer 11Pioneer 11 is a 259-kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on April 6, 1973 to study the asteroid belt, the environment around Jupiter and Saturn, solar wind, cosmic rays, and eventually the far reaches of the solar system and heliosphere...
(Pioneer G) - Jupiter, Saturn, interstellar medium, launched April 1973 - Pioneer HPioneer HPioneer H is an unlaunched unmanned space mission that was part of the US Pioneer program for a planned 1974 launch. Had this mission and spacecraft been launched, it would have been designated Pioneer 12; that designation was later applied to the Pioneer Venus Orbiter.The probe would have been...
- identical to Pioneers 10 and 11, but never launched - Pioneer Venus projectPioneer Venus projectThe Pioneer mission to Venus consisted of two components, launched separately. Pioneer Venus 1 or Pioneer Venus Orbiter was launched in 1978 and studied the planet for more than a decade after orbital insertion in 1978. Pioneer Venus 2 or Pioneer Venus Multiprobe sent four small probes into the...
, mission to Venus - Pioneer plaquePioneer plaqueThe Pioneer plaques are a pair of gold-anodized aluminium plaques which were placed on board the 1972 Pioneer 10 and 1973 Pioneer 11 spacecraft, featuring a pictorial message, in case either Pioneer 10 or 11 are intercepted by extraterrestrial life...
, pair of plaques which were placed on board Pioneer 10 and 11 - The Pioneer anomalyPioneer anomalyThe Pioneer anomaly or Pioneer effect is the observed deviation from predicted accelerations of the Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 spacecraft after they passed about on their trajectories out of the Solar System....
, or Pioneer effect, the observed deviation from predicted trajectories and velocities of various unmanned spacecraft visiting the outer solar system
Biology
- Pioneer speciesPioneer speciesPioneer species are species which colonize previously uncolonized land, usually leading to ecological succession. They are the first organisms to start the chain of events leading to a livable biosphere or ecosystem...
, a plant adapted to an otherwise barren environment - Pioneer butterfly or Belenois aurota
- Ulmus × hollandica 'Pioneer', a species of elm
Business
- Pioneer Aerospace CorporationPioneer Aerospace CorporationPioneer Aerospace Corporation is one of the world's largest aerodynamic deceleration manufacturers. Pioneer has designed and manufactured parachutes and parafoils for numerous NASA missions.-History:...
, a parachute and parafoil manufacturer. - Pioneer CorporationPioneer Corporationis a multinational corporation that specializes in digital entertainment products, based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The company was founded in 1938 in Tokyo as a radio and speaker repair shop...
, a Japan based manufacturer of audio, visual and electronic goods - Geneon Universal Entertainment or Pioneer Entertainment, a Japanese anime company
- Pioneer Club Las VegasPioneer Club Las VegasPioneer Club Las Vegas was a casino that opened in 1942 and was located in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, at 25 East Fremont Street. It ceased operating as a casino in 1995, the same year the Fremont Street Experience was completed.-History:...
, a former casino in Las Vegas, Nevada - Pioneer Hi-BredPioneer Hi-BredPioneer Hi-Bred is the largest U.S. producer of hybrid seeds for agriculture.- History :In 1926, farm journal editor and future U.S. Vice President Henry A. Wallace, along with a group of Des Moines, Iowa businessmen, founded the "Hi-Bred Corn Company". At the time, most corn farmers saved part of...
, a seed producer in the United States - Pioneer Hotel & Gambling HallPioneer Hotel & Gambling HallThe Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall is a hotel and casino in Laughlin, Nevada known for its neon cigarette-puffing River Rick marque. It used to be a sister property of Pioneer Club in Las Vegas until both properties sold to separate parties.-History:...
, a casino in Laughlin, Nevada - Pioneer InvestmentsPioneer InvestmentsPioneer Investments is an investment company based in Boston, MA specializing in mutual funds. In 1928, Philip L. Carret founded the Pioneer Fund , now the third oldest mutual fund in the United States. The Pioneer Fund is often cited as the first mutual fund based on ethical values...
, an investment management company - Pioneer Energy, an independent gas station chain in Ontario
- Pioneer Surgical TechnologyPioneer Surgical TechnologyPioneer Surgical Technology, based in Marquette, Michigan, is Michigan's largest private medical technology company. The company was founded in 1992 by Matthew Songer and its first major product was the Songer Cable, used is spine surgeries...
, a Michigan based medical device company
Communist youth movement
- Ernst Thälmann Pioneer OrganisationErnst Thälmann Pioneer OrganisationThe Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation, consisting of the Young Pioneers and the Thälmann Pioneers, was a youth organisation of schoolchildren aged 6 to 14, in East Germany...
, a communist youth organisation in East Germany - Pioneers PalacePioneers PalaceYoung Pioneer Palaces or Palaces of Young Pioneers and Schoolchildren were youth centers designated for the creative work, sport training and extracurricular activities of Young Pioneers and other schoolchildren...
, youth centers designated for the creative work, sport training and extracurricular activities of Young Pioneers and other schoolchildren - Pioneer movementPioneer movementA pioneer movement is an organization for children operated by a communist party. Typically children enter into the organization in elementary school and continue until adolescence. The adolescents then typically joined the Young Communist League...
, a communist youth movement - PionýrPionýrPionýr is a Czech-based voluntary, independent and political movement of children, youth and adult people. It focuses on non-formal, educational activities and is organised during leisure time...
, a youth organization in the Czech Republic - Union of Pioneers of Yugoslavia
- Young Pioneer campYoung Pioneer campYoung Pioneer camp was the name for the vacation or summer camp of Young Pioneers. In the 20th century these camps existed in many socialist countries, particularly in the Soviet Union....
, vacation or summer camp of Young Pioneers - Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet UnionYoung Pioneer organization of the Soviet UnionThe Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union, also Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union, also Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union, also Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer...
Geography
- Pioneer Island (disambiguation), multiple
- Pioneer PassPioneer PassPioneer Pass is a mountain pass in the central Baffin Mountains, Nunavut, Canada....
, a pass on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada - Pioneer, CaliforniaPioneer, CaliforniaPioneer is a census-designated place in Amador County, California. It is located east-northeast of Pine Grove, at an elevation of 2986 feet , along State Route 88. The community is in ZIP code 95666 and area code 209...
- Pioneer, IowaPioneer, IowaPioneer is a city in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. The population was 21 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pioneer is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Pioneer, LouisianaPioneer, LouisianaPioneer is a village in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 171 at the 2000 census.Former Louisiana Agriculture Commissoner Dave L...
- Pioneer, OhioPioneer, OhioPioneer is a village in Williams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,369 at the 2010 census.-History:Earliest recorded settlers of Pioneer were P.W. Norris and Owen McCarty , who were hired to clear James A. Rogers land in 1842-3. That land was section 17 of Williams County...
- Pioneer, SingaporePioneer, SingaporePioneer is a residential precinct in Jurong, named after the Pioneer Sector industrial estate located south of the precinct.It is managed by West Coast Town Council and the people are represented in parliament by either Cedric Foo Chee Keng or Lawrence Wong, depending on where they...
- Pioneer, TasmaniaPioneer, TasmaniaPioneer is a village in north east Tasmania. It is at the Junction of Gladstone Road with Racecourse Road. Tebrakunna Road heads out to the east. Other hamlets in the area are Herrick and Winnaleah. At the 2006 census, Pioneer had a population of 144....
- Pioneer River, Queensland , Australia
- Pioneer Square, Seattle
- Pioneer ValleyPioneer ValleyThe Pioneer Valley is the colloquial name for the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts's portion of the Connecticut River Valley. The Pioneer Valley consists of three counties in Massachusetts which collectively feature much of New England's most fertile farmland...
- Shire of PioneerShire of PioneerThe Shire of Pioneer was a Local Government Area surrounding the city of Mackay and including all but its innermost suburbs. The shire, administered from Mackay itself, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated with...
, former Local Government Area in Australia
Military
- Assault pioneerAssault PioneerAn Assault Pioneer is an infantry soldier who is responsible for:* The construction of tools for infantry soldiers to cross natural and man-made obstacles as well as breaching of enemy fortifications;...
, a trained infantry soldier skilled in combat engineering tasks - Fighting Pioneer YouthNahalNahal is an Israel Defense Forces infantry brigade. Historically, it refers to a program that combines military service and establishment of new agricultural settlements, often in outlying areas...
, an infantry brigade of the Israeli Army - Pioneer (military), a type of soldier employed to perform engineering construction tasks
- Pioneer ColumnPioneer ColumnThe Pioneer Column was a force raised by Cecil Rhodes and his British South Africa Company in 1890 and used in his efforts to annex the territory of Mashonaland, later part of Southern Rhodesia ....
, a force raised by Cecil Rhodes in 1890 and used in his efforts to annex the territory of Mashonaland - Royal Pioneer CorpsRoyal Pioneer CorpsThe Royal Pioneer Corps was a British Army combatant corps used for light engineering tasks.The Royal Pioneer Corps was raised on 17 October 1939 as the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps. It was renamed the Pioneer Corps on 22 November 1940...
, former British Army combatant corps used for light engineering tasks - AAI RQ-2 Pioneer, an Israeli UAV
- RSD-10 Pioneer, a Soviet medium-range ballistic missile also known as the SS-20
- Scammell Pioneer Semi-trailerScammell Pioneer Semi-trailerThe Semi-Trailer Scammell Pioneer was a British vehicle that was used to recover tanks from the battlefield and transport them over rough ground during the Second World War.-History:...
, a British tank recovery and transport vehicle - Scottish Aviation PioneerScottish Aviation Pioneer-External links:* *...
, British military reconnaissance aircraft
Oceanography
- Pioneer SeamountPioneer SeamountPioneer Seamount is an undersea mountain, or seamount, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of central California.-Location:Pioneer Seamount is located at 37° 21.1' North Latitude, 123° 26.1' West Longitude, at the base of the continental slope of North America about 95 kilometers off the coast just...
, an underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California
Politics and religion
- Pioneer (not typically capitalized), an appointed, male or female, full-time preacher of in the organizational structure of Jehovah's WitnessesOrganizational structure of Jehovah's WitnessesJehovah's Witnesses are organized under a hierarchical arrangement their leadership calls a "theocratic government", under the belief that it is an extension of God's heavenly government on earth...
- Bush PioneerBush PioneerBush Pioneers are people who gathered $100,000 for George W. Bush's 2000 or 2004 presidential campaign. Two new levels, Bush Rangers and Super Rangers, were bestowed upon supporters who gathered $200,000+ or $300,000+, respectively, for the 2004 campaign, after the 2002 McCain–Feingold campaign...
, a person who gathered $100,000 for George W. Bush's 2000 or 2004 presidential campaign - Mormon pioneers, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who migrated to the Salt Lake Valley
- Mormon handcart pioneersMormon handcart pioneersThe Mormon handcart pioneers were participants in the migration of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Salt Lake City, Utah, who used handcarts to transport their belongings...
, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who migrated to the Salt Lake Valley using handcarts - Pioneer Total Abstinence AssociationPioneer Total Abstinence AssociationThe Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart is an Irish organisation for Roman Catholic teetotallers. Its members are commonly called Pioneers. While the PTAA does not advocate prohibition, it does require complete abstinence from alcoholic drink from its members...
, an Irish organisation for Roman Catholics who abstain from drinking alcohol. - Pioneering (Bahá'í)Pioneering (Bahá'í)A pioneer is a volunteer Bahá'í who leaves his or her home to journey to another place for the purpose of teaching the Bahá'í Faith. The act of so moving is termed pioneering. Bahá'ís refrain from using the term "missionary"...
, unpaid "missionary" work in the Bahá'í Faith - Pioneers (missions agency)Pioneers (missions agency)Pioneers is an international group of Christian missionaries seeking to spread Christianity to people in places where other missionaries have not gone or churches are rare. It was founded by Ted Fletcher in 1976 and has offices in Orlando, Florida, Melbourne, Australia, Accra, Ghana, Dorchester,...
, a Christian missionary organization - Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, founders of the Cooperative movement
Schools
- Pioneer Conference (IHSAA)Pioneer Conference (IHSAA)The Pioneer Conference in Indiana|thumb|220px|rightThe Pioneer Conference was formed in 2009. It is currently made up of six schools from Johnson, Madison, and Marion counties.-Members:-History:...
, a school conference in Indiana - Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan), a public high school in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Pioneer High School (San Jose)Pioneer High School (San Jose)Pioneer High School is a public high school located in the Blossom Valley district of San Jose, California. It is one of six high schools in the San Jose Unified School District, and is a science magnet school with an interdisciplinary focus on community service and service learning...
, a public high school in San Jose, California - Pioneer High School (Whittier, California)Pioneer High School (Whittier, California)Pioneer High School is a public school in Whittier, California.-General Information:Pioneer High School, home of the Titans, is located in the western city limits of Whittier, CA, neighboring the city of Pico Rivera. PHS is one of the 5 comprehensive high schools in the Whittier Union High School...
, a public high school in Whittier, California - Pioneer Junior CollegePioneer Junior CollegePioneer Junior College is a junior college in Singapore, offering a two-year course for pre-university students leading up to the GCE 'A' Level examinations.PJC was established on 1 December 1999...
, a junior college in Singapore
Scouting
- Pioneering (Scouting), the art of creating structures using ropes and wooden spars
- Miniature pioneeringMiniature PioneeringMiniature Pioneering or Model Pioneering is an art form featuring the miniaturized version of pioneering construction. This technique was originally used by Boy Scouts to create a model for campsite planning...
, miniaturized version of pioneering construction
Ships
- HMS PioneerHMS PioneerNine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pioneer:* HMS Pioneer was a 14-gun brig listed 1804–1807.* HMS Pioneer was a 12-gun cutter launched in 1810. She was converted to a schooner in 1813 and back to a cutter in 1819. She was used as a coastguard vessel from 1824 and sold in 1849.*...
, the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy - Pioneer (1862)Pioneer (1862)Pioneer was a 19th century paddle-steamer gunboat used in New Zealand. Built in Sydney to the order of the New Zealand colonial government by the Australian Steam Navigation Company, she cost 9,500 pounds...
, a 19th century paddle-steamer gunboat used in New Zealand - Pioneer (schooner)Pioneer (schooner)Pioneer is a restored nineteenth century schooner sailing out of South Street Seaport in New York, New York.-History:Pioneer was built in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania in 1885 as a cargo sloop. She was the first of only two American cargo sloops ever built with a wrought iron hull...
, a ship at the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City - Pioneer (submarine)Pioneer (submarine)Pioneer was the first of three submarines privately developed and paid for by Horace Lawson Hunley, James McClintock and Baxter Watson.Hunley, McClintock and Watson built Pioneer in New Orleans, Louisiana...
, an 1862 submarine - USC&GS PioneerUSC&GS PioneerUSC&GS Pioneer was the name of more than one ship of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, and may refer to:, a survey ship in service from 1922 to 1941, a survey ship in service from 1941 to 1942...
, the name of three ships of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey - USS PioneerUSS PioneerUSS Pioneer may refer to:, a nineteenth century barque., may have been a submarine, captured from the Confederate States Navy., a World War II minesweeper commissioned in 1942 and sold to Mexico in 1973 as the Leandro Valle, is an Avenger class minesweeper currently in service.- See also :* USC&GS...
, the name of more than one vessel in the U.S. Navy
Sport
- A category for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and MuseumThe National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
- Nickname for Grinnell CollegeGrinnell CollegeGrinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, U.S. known for its strong tradition of social activism. It was founded in 1846, when a group of pioneer New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College....
athletic teams - St. George Pioneerzz, a former minor league baseball team
- Pioneer Baseball League, a minor league baseball league
- Pioneer Football LeaguePioneer Football LeagueThe Pioneer Football League is a college athletic conference which operates in the East, Midwest, and California of the United States. It has member schools that range from New York, North Carolina, and Florida in the east to California in the west. The conference participates in the NCAA's...
, a college athletic conference - Pioneer BowlPioneer BowlThe Pioneer Bowl is a bowl game between football teams from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and 2007 and is one of two bowl games between historically black colleges and universities...
, a bowl game between the highest-placing football teams from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference - Elmira PioneersElmira PioneersThe Elmira Pioneers are an amateur baseball team based in Elmira, New York. They currently compete in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. Prior to the 2006 baseball season, the team was a professional ballclub with a rich history of league...
,an amateur baseball team - Denver PioneersDenver PioneersThe Denver Pioneers are the sports teams of the University of Denver. They play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, with most teams participating in the Sun Belt Conference. The Western Athletic Conference will become Denver's primary sports conference on July 1, 2012.The...
, the sports teams of the University of Denver - Western Mass PioneersWestern Mass PioneersWestern Mass Pioneers is an American soccer team based in Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home games...
, American soccer team based in Ludlow, Massachusetts - Bendigo PioneersBendigo PioneersThe Bendigo Pioneers are an Australian rules football team in a Victorian under 18s league the TAC Cup.Bendigo Pioneers is an Australian rules football team playing in TAC Cup since 1993 based in Bendigo. The team trains at Wade St Oval, Golden Square. The team is coached by Mark Ellis...
, an Australian rules football team - Petach Tikva PioneersPetach Tikva PioneersThe Petach Tikva Pioneers is an Israeli baseball team from Petah Tikva in the Israel Baseball League.They finished the inaugrual 2007 regular season in last place , and lost to the Modi'in Miracle in the quarterfinals of the 2007 championship....
, a baseball team in the Israel Baseball League
Transportation
- Pioneer (train), a now-discontinued passenger train operated by Amtrak
- Pioneer MRT StationPioneer MRT StationPioneer MRT Station ' is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit station along the East West Line in Jurong.Located at Jurong West Street 63, between Jurong West Street 61 and Pioneer Road North, it serves residents living in Nanyang and Pioneer...
, a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore - Pioneer ZephyrPioneer ZephyrThe Pioneer Zephyr is a diesel-powered railroad train formed of railroad cars permanently articulated together with Jacobs bogies, built by the Budd Company in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad , commonly known as the Burlington...
, a retired diesel-powered railroad train
See also
- Innovator (disambiguation)
- The Pioneer (disambiguation)
- Pioneer Club (disambiguation)
- Pioneer Day (disambiguation)
- Pioneer League (disambiguation)
- Pioneer Township (disambiguation)
- Pioner (disambiguation)
- SettlerSettlerA settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. Settlers are generally people who take up residence on land and cultivate it, as opposed to nomads...