How To Use Conestoga In A Sentence
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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).
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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)
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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)
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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
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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.
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Covered with canvas and drawn by four to six horses, the Conestoga wagon rivaled the log cabin as the primary symbol of the pioneer.
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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
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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)
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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
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Conestoga is coming up this weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and for the first time I'll actually manage to be there.
Conestoga
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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.
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It is a popular misconception that the Conestoga wagon played a role in the great westward migration towards territories like Oregon and California during the 19th century.
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The white canvas cover on the Conestoga wagon protected the freight from inclement weather; it was stretched taut over a series of wooden hoops that arched over the wagon bed.
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The mid-century expansion of railroad lines ended the regular usage of the Conestoga wagon to haul heavy freight, and by the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 they were no longer being manufactured.
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Covered with canvas and drawn by four to six horses, the Conestoga wagon rivaled the log cabin as the primary symbol of the pioneer.
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It is a popular misconception that the Conestoga wagon played a role in the great westward migration towards territories like Oregon and California during the 19th century.
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About half-distance between this prolonged escarpment and the outlying hills six large "Conestoga" waggons, locked tongue and tail together, enclosing a lozenge-shaped or elliptical space -- a _corral_ -- inside which are fifteen men and five horses.
The Lone Ranche
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First, I hold a three-year diploma in print and broadcast journalism from Conestoga College.
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This is a three book compilation that is probably JUST NOW out by William Mark Simmons - I got a copy at Conestoga from the emergency run.
Phooey!
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There is also an 1830 Conestoga wagon, an observation platform of a railroad car, and a replica of a Tepee.
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I guess this proves that the rusher is the official wagonmaster of the 23\%ers as they circle those Conestogas tighter and tighter.
Think Progress
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Covered with canvas and drawn by four to six horses, the Conestoga wagon rivaled the log cabin as the primary symbol of the pioneer.
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There is also an 1830 Conestoga wagon, an observation platform of a railroad car, and a replica of a Tepee.
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The white canvas cover on the Conestoga wagon protected the freight from inclement weather; it was stretched taut over a series of wooden hoops that arched over the wagon bed.
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The mid-century expansion of railroad lines ended the regular usage of the Conestoga wagon to haul heavy freight, and by the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 they were no longer being manufactured.
