In the days of the Old West, what was a Conestoga?
The lightweight and multi-purpose Conestoga wagon was a popular form of transportation in the Eastern United States. These covered wagons were widely used in the Conestoga Valley of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and surrounding frontier areas for more than a hundred years. They were introduced to the states at the beginning of the 18th century and used to transport military supplies during the war of 1812. The vehicle was originally used by merchants and helped them a lot to transport their merchandise at large distances.
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birthdayboy
The Conestoga wagons was the wagon from which they got the name for those long cigars. They just shortened it to "Stoggies."
Laura Herendeen
Easy. My hubby is a semi driver, and has a flatbed trailer with a Conestoga tarp on it.
Sandra
If you really think about it I guess you could say that it's sort of like the trailer on wheels back then[
fabitzer
We lived by Conestoga Rd in Chester County. West of Philly. Beautiful area. Horse country.
Vincent Gatti
So tired of people like you. Do us all a favor and keep your own ugly ignorance to yourself Joan Powers,
dlh
Have heard of these wagons for years.
Don Racette
Ma Bales Me too.
Phillip Shermon Walters
My wife’ Grandpa and grandma came to New Mexico territory in a covered wagon and homesteaded in prairie view nm
joan musicmasters
Thanks, Stevie - now that's my kind of question! *smile*
earlepg
Had a grandmother that came west that way.
Carroll Price
Desert schooners
larrywagner
Jan Welles, it happens to me a lot playing on my phone. I have to wait after scrolling to the answers.
marinaking
A former employee of mine husband told the story about moving cross the country, when he was a young child, in one of these wagons. He remembered hard times.
Jan Welles
I knew this and when I was trying to click on the correct answer, it jumped to the next screen and the wrong answer! This happens to me every once in a while on the Quiz!
jack patti go
I knew this!