Thus Conestoga Wagon (in the Shelburne Museum) was built for McGraham White of Chester County, Pennsylvania, who used it to haul grain over the 60 miles from Lancaster to Philadelphia. Built c. 1837 by wagon maker A Griffin and blacksmith/wheelwright Peter Criley, it is one of the few remaining authentic Conestoga wagons in existence. Conestoga wagons had curved bottoms, which kept heavy loads centered and prevented them from shifting on rough roads.

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