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The company even had a distribution office in Toronto (102 Front Street East), then two warehouses on Ontario Street and Jarvis Street in 1900 and in Fort William, Ontario. [2] James Speight (1830–1903), son of Thomas, continued the family business in Markham having rebuilt after the 1877 fire and was the first reeve of Markham Village in 1873.
The Conestoga horse breed went extinct likely as a result of the decline of Conestoga wagon usage. [12] The pack horses were often equipped with bells, but when such a practice started is unknown. The bells are small-sized and located on wearable "Conestoga bell arches," sturdy iron pieces measuring 16 in (410 mm) to 20 in (510 mm).
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The Conestoga wagon was a heavy American wagon of English and German type from the late 18th century and into the 19th century. It was used for freight and drawn by teams of horses or oxen depending on load. The covered canvas top was supported on eight to twelve angled bows, rather than upright. Capacity was around 4 to 5 tons with no springs.
The Stephens–Townsend–Murphy Party consisted of ten families who migrated from Iowa to California prior to the Mexican–American War and the California Gold Rush.The Stephens Party is significant in California history because they were the first wagon train to cross the Sierra Nevada during the expansion of the American West.
David E. Miller, First Wagon Train to Cross Utah, 1841", Utah Historical Quarterly 30 (1962) Benjamin Kelsey, "Man of Adventurous Disposition" Dale L. Morgan , The Great Salt Lake (1947) from Pioneers and Cowboys Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine at historytogo.utah.gov
Ekka: a one-horse cart of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Fiacre: A form of hackney coach, a horse-drawn four-wheeled carriage for hire. Resting coachmen at a Fiaker (fiacre) in Vienna; Fly: A horse-drawn public coach or delivery wagon, especially one let out for hire. Four-in-hand coach; Gharry: A horse-drawn cab especially used in India.
Conestoga wagon, a covered horse-drawn wagon . USS Conestoga, any of the three United States Navy ships named after the wagon; Conestoga (truck), a truck or truck trailer equipped with a soft roof and sides supported by a removable frame designed to protect cargo during transport similar to a closed truck while allowing by removal of the roof and sides for loading by forklift or crane, so ...