1, Louis in Conestoga wagons and traveled across the vast, perilous country in search of a better life in the West.

2, There is also an 1830 Conestoga wagon, an observation platform of a railroad car, and a replica of a Tepee.

3, 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.

4, The Conestoga River (also referred to as the Conestoga Creek) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River that flows through the center of Lancaster County.

5, 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.

6, Around 1700, the Conestoga established trade relations with the colony that would become Pennsylvania, founded by the Quaker leader William Penn.

7, The word "Conestoga" probably derives from the Iroquois language, and is sometimes defined as "people of the cabin pole."

8, The peak years of use for the Conestoga wagons were from 1820 to 1840.

9, 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.

10, The mid-century expansion of railroad lines ended the regular usage of the Conestoga wagon to haul heavy freight,(http:///conestoga.html) and by the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 they were no longer being manufactured.

11, The English language classes are held at the nearby Waterloo - Campus of Conestoga College.

12, As the fur trade moved out of the region, the influence of Conestoga declined, and many moved westward.

13, Covered with canvas and drawn by four to six horses, the Conestoga wagon rivaled the log cabin as the primary symbol of the pioneer.