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(Encyclopedia) schoonerschoonersk&oomacr;ˈnər [key], sailing vessel, rigged fore-and-aft, with from two to seven masts. Schooners can lie closer to the wind than square-rigged sailing ships, need…prairie schooner
(Encyclopedia) prairie schooner, wagon covered with white canvas, made famous by its almost universal use in the migration across the Western prairies and plains, and so called in allusion to the…covered wagon
(Encyclopedia) covered wagon: see Conestoga wagon; prairie schooner.Beverly
(Encyclopedia) Beverly, city (2020 pop. 42,670), Essex co., NE Mass., on Massachusetts Bay; inc. as a city 1894. Its chief manufactures are electronic…Gloucester, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Gloucester, city (2020 pop. 29,729), Essex co., NE Mass., on Cape Ann; settled 1623, inc. as a city 1873. It is a port of entry at the…Conestoga wagon
(Encyclopedia) Conestoga wagonConestoga wagonkŏnˌəstōˈgə [key], heavy freight-carrying vehicle of distinctive type that originated in the Conestoga region of Pennsylvania c.1725. It was used by…Ship Fever
The world's most famous–and fated–sailing vessels Historical Ships The Mayflower1620 The Pilgrims' progress was forwarded by this hearty English vessel …ship
(Encyclopedia) ship, large craft in which persons and goods may be conveyed on water. In the U.S. Navy the term boat refers to any vessel that is small enough to be hoisted aboard a ship, and ship is…wagon train
(Encyclopedia) wagon train, in U.S. history, a group of covered wagons used to convey people and supplies to the West before the coming of the railroad. The wagon replaced the pack, or horse, train…Oliver Hazard Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry joined the navy in his early teens, and by his early twenties he had been promoted to lieutenant. After he served in the Tripolitan War in the Mediterranean (1802-03) he returned…Trending
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