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USS Conestoga was originally a civilian side-wheel towboat built at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in 1859.She was acquired by the U.S. Army in June 1861 and converted to a 572-ton "timberclad" river gunboat for use by the Western Gunboat Flotilla, with officers provided by the navy.
Land use along the stream has been traditionally agricultural, though spreading urbanization has affected the stream with erosion problems. Though scenic, the Conestoga River is impaired from nitrogen and phosphorus pollution, mostly runoff from animal waste and excessive commercial fertilizer.
Conestoga Road, also called "Conestoga Pike" or "Allegheny Path", is a historic road dating from at least 1684 in what is now the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.It starts as Allegheny Avenue in Philadelphia to the west through Morgantown, Harrisburg and west towards the Allegheny Valley.
Located in Bird In Hand, Penn Johns Elementary School was the previous fifth elementary school of Conestoga Valley.It was the last remaining school for the Plain community that over time lost its original purpose and transitioned into a regular elementary school that served all local residents.
Aerial view of the Conestoga Parkway, with downtown Kitchener visible on the left. The Conestoga Parkway is a 20.7-kilometre (12.9 mi) [1] controlled-access freeway serving the twin cities of Kitchener and Waterloo.
Conestoga is in southwestern Lancaster County, in the eastern part of Conestoga Township. It is situated between the Conestoga River to the northwest and Pequea Creek to the southeast.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Conestoga after the Conestoga wagon, a broad wheeled, covered, wagon first built in Conestoga, Pennsylvania.. USS Conestoga (1861), a side-wheeled steamer, was purchased in June 1861.
Conestogo (pronounced [ˌkʰɒ̽.nə.ˈs͡t̠ˠəʊ̯.ɡə]) is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the township of Woolwich in Waterloo Region.The population in 2016 was 1,270.