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What was the difference between Conestoga wagon and a Prairie Schooner?
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∙ 15y ago
They are essentially the same thing a covered type of wagon useful on the Western frontier. Prairie schooner was a colloquial term, Conestoga was a trade name for wagons. This is also the origin of the term Stogie for a cigar, the Conestoga also being a brand of cigars and having a(Chuck wagon) trade mark. one should distinguish between covered wagons in general- and Praire schooner implies a speed wagon, and Chuck Wagons (chuck being a cowboy term for food) which wee and are specifically commissary-oriented, and a must at the larger ranches. Conestoga type wagons and many other horse-drawn vehicles were made after l850 by an outfit in South Bend , Indiana known as Studebaker. this explains the wagon Wheel trademark a literal throwback to (Horse and Buggy). Studebaker supplied double-truck sleighs (big as trucks) to the Imperial Russian govt (presumably the Army and Police may have grabbed them up) in World war I/ some may well have been, err, shaklkl we say Ivan Wagons for the N.K.V.D.
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∙ 14y agoConestoga Wagons were used to carry things west when everyone was moving west. A stage coach is just like a taxi cab, and it is not used to travel across the country.
Conestoga wagons were also used to carry freight and other large items, while stagecoaches mainly carried people, mail, and small items of luggage. Conestoga wagons were much less comfortable than stagecoaches which were designed for a smooth, comfortable ride. Stagecoaches were also faster and came in all shapes and sizes.
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