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Conner Prairie is a living history museum in Fishers, Indiana, United States, which preserves the William Conner home. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places , and the museum recreates 19th-century life along the White River .
William Conner (December 10, 1777 – August 28, 1855) was an American trader, interpreter, military scout, community leader, entrepreneur, and politician.Although Conner initially established himself as a fur trader on the Michigan and Indiana frontiers, his business interests later expanded to include ownership of Indiana farms, mills, distilleries, and mercantile shops.
Mekinges Conner (after 1780 – c. 1861) was a Lenape woman. [1]Little is known about Mekinges Conner considering her role in the history of Hamilton County, Indiana.Many articles have been written about her husband William Conner, [2] a pioneer on the banks of the White River who worked side by side with the Lenape, establishing a trading post and fur trade.
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This event should not be confused with the Big Horn Expedition during the Black Hills War.. The Powder River Expedition of 1865 also known as the Powder River War or Powder River Invasion, was a large and far-flung military operation of the United States Army against the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians in Montana Territory and Dakota Territory.
The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life (also published as The California & Oregon Trail) is a book written by Francis Parkman.It was initially serialized in twenty-one installments in Knickerbocker's Magazine (1847–49) and subsequently published as a book in 1849.
The 111,000-square-foot facility supports various CTE programs for the high school, and hosts educational field trips for elementary and middle school students. [12] The STEAM Center can accommodate over 500 students simultaneously and includes a range of advanced amenities, such as an OmniGlobe, a large maker space, and a lake.
Fox Conner (November 2, 1874 – October 13, 1951) was a major general of the United States Army.He served as operations officer for the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during World War I, and is best remembered as a mentor to the generation of officers who led the army in World War II, particularly as "the man who made Eisenhower".