Imagine what it was like for an early settler family, crossing the new land in a covered wagon. Those wagons took a beating and needed repair constantly. Richard and Sharon Krom, formerly home ...

The days of travel by prairie schooner may be long gone. But the World’s Largest Covered Wagon is still a great stop on any road trip through Illinois.

For five generations, the iron wheels of the Murray family wagon aided in hauling hay and wood. The worn wagon retired on the family farm in the mid-1960s, where it rested for decades before Lonnie ...

Pioneers and the Oregon Trail. The Westward Expansion that gave rise to some of the oldest roads in America. These may all come to mind when you think about covered wagons. For most Americans, our ...

The most enduring inventions are those born out of necessity. If proof of that is still needed, look no further than the iconic Covered Wagon trailers, the first production travel-trailers in the ...

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