Conestoga

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• It was called the Conestoga wagon, that being the name of the place in Pennsylvania where they were first made. Last of the Pioneers, Or Old Times in East Tenn.; Being the Life and Reminiscences of Pharaoh Jackson Chesney (Aged 120 Years).
• The first shot from the "Conestoga" struck the water a few feet from the "Yankee," and, ricochetting, plunged into her hull. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 (of 2)
• When within about a thousand yards of the two gunboats, the deserted steamers blew up with such force, that, even at that great distance, the glass was shattered in the "Conestoga," and her woodwork seriously damaged. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 (of 2)
• Captain Rodgers disapproved this plan also, and went to Cincinnati, where he purchased and equipped the "Conestoga," "Tyler," and Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made
• The origins of the distinctive horse-drawn freight wagon known as the Conestoga wagon can be traced to the Conestoga River region of Pennsylvania's Lancaster County in the mid- to late-18th century.
• Covered with canvas and drawn by four to six horses, the Conestoga wagon rivaled the log cabin as the primary symbol of the pioneer.
• Captain Rodgers disapproved this plan also, and went to Cincinnati, where he purchased and equipped the "Conestoga," "Tyler," and "Lexington," and started them down the river. Great Fortunes and How They Were Made
• An hour's hard work with axes and crowbars, and the draw was swung far enough to let pass the "Conestoga" and the The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 (of 2)
• The wagons were first used in the Conestoga valley, and most extensively used there; and the sleek powerful draught-horses known as the Conestoga breed were attached to them, hence their name. Home Life in Colonial Days
• Conestoga is coming up this weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and for the first time I'll actually manage to be there. Conestoga