Archive for April, 2009
Conestogas moved country westward on big wheels
Conestoga wagons were the heavy-duty freight haulers that moved the world westward on their big wheels. They got their name after the Conestoga Valley of Pennsylvania where they originated.
These monsters of the Great Plains were generally over 24 feet long, usually nearly 12 feet high, and weighed something around two tons when they were unloaded. They had rear wheels bigger than the front wheels and rolled along on iron tires.
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