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I'm trying to find the best answer to the same question, but I can give you a partial answer. When my great-grandmother, who died in 1997, was young, her family moved from West Virginia to Oklahoma to take part in a government-sponsored homesteading project. There were no moving vans back then, so they travelled by covered wagon (or maybe wagons, I'm not sure). Sometimes she used to say "Conestoga Wagon", which is a slightly different thing, but the idea is still the same.
Three years after they moved out there, the farm failed. They moved back east in the same wagons. That was in 1906, when there were cars, but very few roads and no highway system as we know it now. So there's your partial answer. The earliest, last date of covered wagons was 1906. But it was probably later than that, as sometimes people had to move across states where no highways existed into the 1920s and maybe even later. There are probably still people out there for whom travelling in covered wagons is a living memory. Not many, but a few.
As an aside, as the eldest child of a big brood of siblings, my great-grandmother didn't actually ride in the wagons. She had to walk on the side of the wagon with the adults. At the age of ten, and then again at thirteen, she walked from West Virginia to Oklahoma, and then from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania. Gives you a good indication of how slow the wagons were, and on how tough our ancestors were, huh?
What else can I help you with?
Large canvas-covered wagons that were predecessors to trucks were called?
Conestoga wagons
What were the groups of covered wagons called?
It is not wagon trains. Groups of covered wagons are called prairie schooners. But we can also call it wagon trains, I guess.
What were mostly in covered wagons?
They would travel west or to a safe place.
How were the conestoga wagons built by the Germans used?
These wagons had canvas covers and wide wheels suitable for dirt roads. :)
What kinds of transportation did people use to travel along the Oregon Trail?
Covered wagons. See the link below.Better said wagon train
What was the name of the covered wagons that many people used for travel?
conestoga wagons
How did pioneers navigate on the prairie?
The library is a good place to look for books about pioneers. By the way, pioneers traveled in wagons. They used Conestoga Wagons, or- a little bit more specifically- covered wagons. The y also used farm wagons.
Why were the covered wagons important you the westward expantion?
The Covered Wagons were made so the pioneers would not have to walk, and carry their belonging on their back. Some types of wagons are the Farm Imigrant Wagons, and the Conestoga Wagons. Also to get west.
What are somethings that pionerrs used move around?
horses, stagecoaches, covered wagons
Are covered wagons still used today?
Covered wagons are not commonly used today for transportation, as modern vehicles have largely replaced them. However, they can still be found in certain contexts, such as in historical reenactments, tourist attractions, and some rural areas where they may serve as novelty accommodations or for recreational purposes. Additionally, covered wagons are sometimes used in educational settings to teach about pioneer life and history.
Why were covered wagons called schooner wagons?
Because the tops of the wagons reminded people of ships at sea.
Large canvas-covered wagons that were predecessors to trucks were called?
Conestoga wagons
Large canvas-covered wagons that were predecessors to trucks were called .?
Conestoga wagons
What was the name of the covered wagons that many people use for travel?
conestoga wagons
What were the wagons called that the pioneers followed into Oregon country?
They were called Covered Wagons.
What was the name of the sturdy vehicle used to transport west- bound pioneers and their possessions?
Covered wagons
What was the name of the sturdy vehicle used to transport west bound pioneers and their possessions?
Covered wagons
