A Conestoga-type wagon that hauled settlers westward has marked the Old Westport Shopping Center since 1963. Now deteriorating, the wagon believed to be from the 1860s is scheduled to be removed ...

Covered wagons and wagon trains are a lasting symbol of America’s expansion west from the 1820s through the 1860s, along the Santa Fe, California and Oregon Trails, all of which started in ...

And, of course, the Westport covered wagon, which after 61 years has ended its journey. Wednesday it was set to be carted away. Kevin Maxon of Lawrence, now 68, was 7 back then.

Westport covered wagon ends 61-year run. This man (then a boy) ... From our award-winning barbecue to rich Midwestern history, we’re exploring why KC is the “Paris of the Plains. ...

You and your family can experience settler life (sort of) and sleep in an actual covered wagon at these campgrounds located near some gorgeous National Parks.

The parade route map for the 1949 Covered Wagon Days even in San Bernardino. (Courtesy) Jarrett, who died in 2008 at age 81, was well aquatinted with the 1947 event.

PlainsCraft Covered Wagons started as a small business. Since January 2020, PlainsCraft owners Dennis and Donna Steinman have built wagons in Topeka that promise “a wilder kind of experience. ...

A depiction of the covered wagon appears on an architectural rendering. A Kroger supermarket held its ribbon cutting there in January 1963. The shopping center celebrated its grand opening for ...

San Bernardino has always been focused on transportation from events tied to the early pioneers and covered wagons to today’s Rendezvous Back to Route 66.