Life in the Old West » Wagons and Trails http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com True stories, tall tales, and memorabilia of the American West Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:02:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Oregon Trail carried hundreds of thousands into new lives http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/1464/oregon-trail-carried-hundreds-of-thousands-into-new-lives/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/1464/oregon-trail-carried-hundreds-of-thousands-into-new-lives/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:20:15 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=1464 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/1464/oregon-trail-carried-hundreds-of-thousands-into-new-lives/feed/ 0 Brown’s steam wagon sought to conquer 1860s Plains freight routes http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/293/browns-steam-wagon-sought-to-conquer-1860s-plains-freight-routes/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/293/browns-steam-wagon-sought-to-conquer-1860s-plains-freight-routes/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:35:43 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=293 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/293/browns-steam-wagon-sought-to-conquer-1860s-plains-freight-routes/feed/ 0 Pony Express adventure began at Patee House Hotel http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/263/pony-express-adventure-began-at-patee-house-hotel/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/263/pony-express-adventure-began-at-patee-house-hotel/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:03:59 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=263 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/263/pony-express-adventure-began-at-patee-house-hotel/feed/ 0 Hard times of 1830s launched first wagon trains westward http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/256/hard-times-of-1830s-launched-first-wagon-trains-westward/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/256/hard-times-of-1830s-launched-first-wagon-trains-westward/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:19:15 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=256 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/256/hard-times-of-1830s-launched-first-wagon-trains-westward/feed/ 0 Conestogas moved country westward on big wheels http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/150/conestogas-moved-country-westward-on-big-wheels/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/150/conestogas-moved-country-westward-on-big-wheels/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:30:55 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=150 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/150/conestogas-moved-country-westward-on-big-wheels/feed/ 0 Powering those wagons westward — mules or oxen, which were considered best? http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/28/powering-those-wagons-westward-mules-or-oxen-which-were-considered-best/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/28/powering-those-wagons-westward-mules-or-oxen-which-were-considered-best/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:03:38 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=28 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/28/powering-those-wagons-westward-mules-or-oxen-which-were-considered-best/feed/ 0 Wonder why American traffic passes on the right? Blame it on Conestoga http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/25/wonder-why-american-traffic-passes-on-the-right-blame-it-on-conestoga/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/25/wonder-why-american-traffic-passes-on-the-right-blame-it-on-conestoga/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:43:14 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=25 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/25/wonder-why-american-traffic-passes-on-the-right-blame-it-on-conestoga/feed/ 0