Wood-Wheeled Vehicles Across the Frontier
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Step back into the nineteenth century and discover the wagons, buggies, and stagecoaches that helped shape America’s westward expansion.
Join us for an engaging presentation by noted transportation historian David Sneed, who will explore the fascinating history of America’s early vehicle makers, the innovations that transformed travel, and the craftsmanship behind the wood-wheeled vehicles that carried settlers, merchants, soldiers, and families across the frontier.
Following the presentation, guests will enjoy lemonade and cookies on the grounds of the 1855 Harris-Kearney House Museum while viewing the surviving axle and wheels from Westport’s iconic covered wagon monument. David will lead an interactive discussion of this remarkable artifact, revealing what its construction can tell us about where, when, and how it was made.
Whether your interests include frontier history, transportation, genealogy, craftsmanship, or the American West, this unique program offers a rare opportunity to learn from one of the nation’s leading authorities on historic wood-wheeled vehicles.
Guests are encouraged to bring photographs of historic wagons, coaches, farm equipment, or other horse-drawn vehicles for discussion.
Come explore the vehicles that helped build America—one wheel at a time.
https://westporthistoricalkc.org/event/wood-wheeled-vehicles-across-the-frontier/
Step back into the nineteenth century and discover the wagons, buggies, and stagecoaches that helped shape America’s westward expansion.
Join us for an engaging presentation by noted transportation historian David Sneed, who will explore the fascinating history of America’s early vehicle makers, the innovations that transformed travel, and the craftsmanship behind the wood-wheeled vehicles that carried settlers, merchants, soldiers, and families across the frontier.
Following the presentation, guests will enjoy lemonade and cookies on the grounds of the 1855 Harris-Kearney House Museum while viewing the surviving axle and wheels from Westport’s iconic covered wagon monument. David will lead an interactive discussion of this remarkable artifact, revealing what its construction can tell us about where, when, and how it was made.
Whether your interests include frontier history, transportation, genealogy, craftsmanship, or the American West, this unique program offers a rare opportunity to learn from one of the nation’s leading authorities on historic wood-wheeled vehicles.
Guests are encouraged to bring photographs of historic wagons, coaches, farm equipment, or other horse-drawn vehicles for discussion.
Come explore the vehicles that helped build America—one wheel at a time.
https://westporthistoricalkc.org/event/wood-wheeled-vehicles-across-the-frontier/
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Host or PublisherWestport Historical Society KC - 1855 Harris-Kearney House Museum
