Conestoga
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Conestoga originally referred to the Conestoga (people), an English name for the Susquehannock people of Pennsylvania.
It may also refer to: simply people from the Pennsylvania in 1856 Year, refereed to this named and eventually they scattered in different area of North America in Canada and USA and then Named Used in Places where they Settled.
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It may also refer to: simply people from the Pennsylvania in 1856 Year, refereed to this named and eventually they scattered in different area of North America in Canada and USA and then Named Used in Places where they Settled.
Places:
- Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Conestoga RiverConestoga RiverThe Conestoga River, also referred to as Conestoga Creek, is a tributary of the Susquehanna River flowing through the center of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.-Geography:...
, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in the state of Pennsylvania - Conestoga Falls, one of 24 named waterfalls in Ricketts Glen State ParkWaterfalls in Ricketts Glen State ParkFile:Ricketts Glen State Park Waterfalls Base Map Labels.png|alt=A map showing Kitchen Creek flowing southeast from Ganoga Lake, through Lake Jean, and then through the dry bed of Lake Rose into Ganoga Glen with ten waterfalls. A second branch of the creek flows south through the dry bed of Lake...
in Pennsylvania - Conestogo RiverConestogo RiverThe Conestogo River is a river in Waterloo Region in Western Ontario. It joins the Grand River at the town of Conestogo.A dam built on the river for flood control formed Conestoga Lake, which covers an area of about 23 square kilometres. A conservation area operated by the Grand River Conservation...
, a river near Waterloo, OntarioWaterloo, OntarioWaterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
(also spelled Conestoga) - Conestoga ParkwayConestoga ParkwayThe Conestoga Parkway is a freeway in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, in the Canadian province of Ontario. It runs northeast/southwest through the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo, and is connected to Highway 401 via the Highway 8 Freeport Diversion and King Street East.- Route...
, a freeway in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada - Conestoga MallConestoga MallConestoga Mall is a major shopping mall situated at 550 King Street North in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Located at King Street's interchange with Highway 85 , it is the largest shopping centre in Waterloo, and third-largest in Waterloo Region...
, a shopping centre in Waterloo, Ontario - Conestogo, OntarioConestogo, OntarioConestogo is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the township of Woolwich in Waterloo Region.The community is located at the junction of the Grand and Conestogo Rivers....
, a village north of Waterloo, OntarioWaterloo, OntarioWaterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
(also spelled Conestoga) - Conestoga Lake (disambiguation) (also spelled Conestogo), multiple places
Vehicles:
- Conestoga wagonConestoga wagonThe Conestoga wagon is a heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon that was used extensively during the late 18th century and the 19th century in the United States and sometimes in Canada as well. It was large enough to transport loads up to 8 tons , and was drawn by horses, mules or oxen...
, a covered horse-drawn wagon - Conestoga (rocket)Conestoga (rocket)The Conestoga was a rocket consisting originally of surplus Minuteman missile stages with additional strap-on boosters, as required, for larger payloads. It was the world's first privately-funded commercial rocket, but was used only three times before the program was shut down due to a lack of...
, the world's first privately-funded commercial rocket, produced from Minuteman I stages - Conestoga (ship)Conestoga (ship)The Conestoga was an iron-clad wooden steam freighter, 252 ft by 36 ft with a 16 ft hold, constructed in Cleveland by Quale & Son for the Anchor Line, of Erie, PA,and launched July 6th, 1878....
, a wrecked steam ship in the Thousand Islands which is a popular Scuba diving site - C-93 ConestogaC-93 ConestogaThe RB-1 Conestoga was a twin-engine, stainless steel cargo aircraft designed for the United States Navy during World War II by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
, a cargo aircraft - AL-60C-5 Conestoga, a variant of the Aermacchi AL.60 utility aircraft
Schools:
- Conestoga High School, a public high school in Devon-Berwyn, Pennsylvania
- Conestoga CollegeConestoga CollegeThe Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a public college based in Kitchener, Ontario in Canada.-History:The College was founded in 1967 as the Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology, one of many such institutions established in that time by the Ontario...
, based in Kitchener, Ontario in Canada
In fiction:
- In Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
, the Conestoga is a starship used in the failed first attempt at deep space colonization - In 1986's Aliens (film)Aliens (film)Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
, the ship class of the spaceship Sulaco - In the game Outpost 2Outpost 2Outpost 2, fully titled Outpost 2: Divided Destiny, is a real-time strategy computer game developed by Dynamix, released in 1997 by Sierra Entertainment...
, the name of a starship presented in the game
Other
- Conestoga (convention)Conestoga (convention)Conestoga is a literary science fiction and fantasy convention held every year in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Celebrating science fiction and fantasy literature and art are the staples of Conestoga, but many who are interested in horror, science fiction, anime, and comics attend. Popular activities at the...
, an annual literary science fiction convention held in Tulsa, Oklahoma - Conestoga Church of the Brethren, a congregation related to Conrad BeisselConrad BeisselJohann Conrad Beissel was the German-born religious leader who in 1732 founded the Ephrata Community in Pennsylvania.-Background:...
at the Ephrata Cloister - Conestoga Cigar, also known as a "stogie"
- Conestoga Traction CompanyConestoga Traction CompanyConestoga Traction, later Conestoga Transportation Company, was a classic American regional interurban trolley that operated seven routes 1899 to 1946 radiating spoke-like from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to numerous neighboring farm villages and towns...
, a former American regional interurban trolley operated out of Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Conestoga, the company that manufactures the Big-Bang CannonBig-Bang CannonThe Big-Bang Cannon is an early 20th century American toy that is still manufactured to this day. Numerous consumer fireworks injuries convinced a physics professor at Lehigh University to patent a "Gas Gun" in 1907. The manufacturing of Big-Bang Cannons started in 1912.The original name of the...