pioneer wagon

Settler's covered transport

A pioneer wagon is a large, sturdy covered wagon used by settlers moving westward across North America in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The term overlaps with covered wagon and Conestoga wagon, though pioneer wagon emphasizes the vehicle's role in frontier settlement rather than its design: Families loaded their pioneer wagons and headed for Oregon.

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