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Conestoga wagon

The Conestoga wagon, also simply known as the Conestoga, is a horse-drawn freight wagon that was used exclusively in North America, primarily the United States, in the 18th and 19th centuries. Such wagons were probably first used by Pennsylvania Dutch settlers in the early 18th century.

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related to Late 18th–19th centuries · 35
Conestoga wagon → American, As, At, Augusta, Beginning, British, California, Canada, Conestoga, Conestoga Road, French, From, Georgia, German, Great Wagon Road, However, In, Indian War, It, Native American
related to Braddock Expedition · 33
Conestoga wagon → Another, April, Benjamin Franklin, Blue Ridge Mountains, Braddock, Braddock Campaign, Braddock's, British, British-American, Clair, Colonel James Burd, Colonel Sir John St, February, Fort Cumberland, Franklin, French, French Fort Duquesne, Indian War, Major-General Edward Braddock, Maryland
related to Origin · 31
Conestoga wagon → America, American, Conestoga, Conestoga River Valley, Conestogoe Waggon, Covered, December, English, Europe, German, Germany, Great Britain, In November, James Hendricks, James Logan, John Miller, Joseph Cloud, Knowledge, Lancaster County, Logan
related to Legacy · 27
Conestoga wagon → Alleghenies, American, American Civil War, Americans, By, Concord, Conestoga, Dickinson College, Fischer, Franklin, However, Ingalls, Marshall College, Prairie, Railroad, Several, The, The Conestoga, The Covered Wagon, The Denver Post
related to Pennsylvanian origins · 21
Conestoga wagon → American, American Revolution, British, By, Conestoga, Dutch, English, European, German, In, John Wright, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylfawisch Deitsch, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvanian Dutch, Philadelphia, The, The German, The Pennsylvanian
related to Decline · 18
Conestoga wagon → Another, As, Conestoga, Despite, In, Nissen Wagon Works, Nissen Wagons, North America, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Pony Express, Reading Company, The, The Conestoga, The Nissen Wagon, This, United States, US
related to Production · 15
Conestoga wagon → American, Based, Because, Blacksmiths, British, Conestoga, Early, In, Iron Act, Lancaster County, Nonetheless, Pennsylvania, The, The American, United States
related to Wagon body · 13
Conestoga wagon → American, As, Conestoga, European, Frey, Historians George Shumway, Howard, However, It, Its, The, The Conestoga, United States
related to Description · 11
Conestoga wagon → Although, American, Conestoga, Covered, Depending, In, Some Conestoga, The, The Conestoga, They, Wagoners
related to Other accessories · 5
Conestoga wagon → Additional, Also, Conestoga, On, The

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conestoga wagons wagon pennsylvania covered century used also wheels horses american 19th iron early goods front may states usage often

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Conestoga wagonis amore robust variant of covered wagon0.90text
Conestoga wagonis ashort but strong white oak board known as the0.90text
Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvaniainstance ofWagons would have proven increasingly necessary in North America due to the need to haul farm goods and trade goods such as furs to other settlements0.80text
to ports for Europe.There is no documented record of any strictlyinstance ofWagons would have proven increasingly necessary in North America due to the need to haul farm goods and trade goods such as furs to other settlements0.80text
currentsinstance ofIts designs were meant to replicate large-sized watercrafts that serve the dual purposes of carrying heavy quantities of goods and withstanding hostile environmental conditions0.80text
tree stumpsinstance ofcould clear through or move over low obstacles0.80text
mudinstance ofcould clear through or move over low obstacles0.80text
visesinstance ofBlacksmiths used various tools0.80text
hammerinstance ofBlacksmiths used various tools0.80text
anvilsinstance ofBlacksmiths used various tools0.80text
pliersinstance ofBlacksmiths used various tools0.80text
and drills to iron the wagon's gearinstance ofBlacksmiths used various tools0.80text

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