Like “Birth” it is based on historic fact. Emerson Hough, who wrote “The Covered Wagon” for the Saturday Evening Post, chose for his subject those pioneers who left their farms and safe ...

No. 1: Moved to new home, Westport covered wagon discovered to be older than anyone imagined The historic Conestoga-style wagon that for 61 years was a fixture at the Old Westport Shopping Center ...

Best of all, you don't have to sleep in the back of a covered wagon, and you won't contract dysentery. For a true adventure, check out one of the best historic sites in the state: Barlow Road.