Prairie Schooners By Nikki Niermann. Prairie Schooners A prairie schooner is the same thing as a covered wagon. They were used for travel on the Oregon.

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Prairie Schooners By Nikki Niermann

Prairie Schooners A prairie schooner is the same thing as a covered wagon. They were used for travel on the Oregon Trail the Mormon Trail and the California Trail.

They put their stuff in it. They were pulled by teams of oxen

. In the night they made a circle with the wagon train. The children and animals played in the circle.

Parts of a Wagon The bonnet is on the top of the wagon so rain does not come in the wagon. The jockey box is on the wagon and they put some stuff in it.

The Studebaker brothers made prairie schooners. It was measured 10 to 12 feet in length and 4 feet high.