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Did you know that covered wagons, known as Conestogas, were named for the Pennsylvania region where they were first built in the 18th century?
They later gained the nickname of "prairie schooners," because their white fabric tops looked like sailing ships. Settlers hoping to enrich their lives traveled westward over the prairies in covered wagons during the 1840s. Today, some people still travel in covered wagons to enrich their lives - to their public library!
We thought this wagon was cool, and we wanted to learn more about the history of covered wagons.
So we used the Library's Homework Help Research Portal to search for articles on covered wagons in the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. We found the information above in an article on Conestoga Wagons, by A. Bates.
You too can access our online Homework Help Research Portal - for free with your Library Card - to learn more about covered wagons, as wall as many other topics.
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Covered Wagons: A Great Way to Get to the Library
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| This covered wagon was recently spotted at Columbia Pike... |
They later gained the nickname of "prairie schooners," because their white fabric tops looked like sailing ships. Settlers hoping to enrich their lives traveled westward over the prairies in covered wagons during the 1840s. Today, some people still travel in covered wagons to enrich their lives - to their public library!
We thought this wagon was cool, and we wanted to learn more about the history of covered wagons.
So we used the Library's Homework Help Research Portal to search for articles on covered wagons in the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. We found the information above in an article on Conestoga Wagons, by A. Bates.
You too can access our online Homework Help Research Portal - for free with your Library Card - to learn more about covered wagons, as wall as many other topics.
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Primary Research Group is seeking a project directors for two monographs on librarianship URL: www.primaryresearch.com The first concerns academic library reference services and some of the issues that will be covered include: virtual reference, commercial...
- Articles Requested For Book On Gender And Museums
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The first bridge to cross the Potomac in the Washington area was constructed in 1797 when Georgetown merchants built the "Falls Bridge" at the "Little Falls." The bridge was built to replace ferry service and was primarily used to drive cattle across...
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In one word: More. We've merged the resources available in the original Research a Topic page with our popular subject guides to create the Research Portal - a fantastic new way to do online research. How do you find the previous content? Find our...