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CONESTOGA [2 records]

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Record 1 2021-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

An important Iroquoian tribe located along the Susquehanna River in New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Now extinct... they were known at various times by several different names, including Sasquehannock, Conestoga, Andaste and Minquas.

OBS

Confronted with [the Mohawk threat to destroy them], the Hurons attempted to conclude alliances with the Susquehannahs and the Onondagas.

Key term(s)
  • Sasquehannock
  • Conestoga
  • Andaste
  • Minquas

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Devant [la menace d'un anéantissement], les Hurons tentèrent de conclure des alliances avec les Susquehannahs et les Onondagas.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

Conestoga wagon : an item in the "Land Transportation Tools and Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

chariot Conestoga : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de transport terrestre» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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