Little House on the Prairie, a century later, typified a later series of novels describing a pioneer family.
James L. Boldridge (December 17, 1868 - May 18, 1918) was a famous horse trainer in the late 19th century and early 20th century, and is the only other African-American other than Hiram Young buried in an Independence, Missouri cemetery along with other honored city leaders/pioneers, at a time when African-American burials were segregated.
The Jenny Wiley Stakes is named for Jenny Wiley, a pregnant pioneer woman captured in Kentucky by Native Americans in 1789 and who escaped after almost a year in captivity.
His books were extremely colorful and, according to the author, loosely recounted his experiences growing up during the pioneer days in the area.
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The couple arrived in Los Angeles on December 31, 1852, after crossing the country with a wagon train of pioneers that left from Council Bluffs and pursued the Southern Emigrant Trail through the Cajon Pass and San Bernardino.
It was here in 1666, at this 14th-century church, that George Boone III, grandfather of the famous American pioneer Daniel Boone, was baptized.
William or Wilson Price Hunt (March 20, 1783 – April 13, 1842) was an early pioneer of the Oregon Country in the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Albert Sigmund Heinrich (October 27, 1889 - June 25, 1974), was an American pioneer aviator in Baldwin, New York, who flew the first American monoplane, and designed the Heinrich Pursuit aircraft.
Albert E. Wilson (died 1861), American pioneer and merchant in Oregon Country
Arthur "Art" Clokey (October 12, 1921 – January 8, 2010) was an American pioneer in the popularization of stop motion clay animation, best known as the co-creator of the character Gumby.
Benjamin W. Edwards (c. 1780–1837), American pioneer, early colony organizer in Texas
Cleo Spurlock Wallace (born Cleo Spurlock, July 29, 1914 in Garo, Colorado - 1985) was an American pioneer in speech therapy.
Art Clokey (1921–2010), American pioneer of stop motion clay animation
Harrison Boyd Summers (1894–1980), American pioneer in radio broadcasting, radio historian and educator
The March 1906 Scientific American article by American pioneer William E. Meacham explained the basic principle of hydrofoils and hydroplanes.
Henry Christian Haarstick (June 26, 1836 - January 26, 1919) was an American pioneer in the Mississippi River barge transportation after the American Civil War.
Jack Mullin (1913–1999), American pioneer in the field of magnetic tape sound recording
Polly Bemis, born Lalu Nathoy, a Chinese American pioneer woman
His maternal grandfather was American pioneer Stephen Trigg and his paternal grandfather was John Logan, who was elected the first treasurer of the state of Kentucky.
Thomas J. Autzen (1888–1958), Danish-American pioneer in plywood manufacturing and philanthropist
Charles Wedemeyer, American pioneer of Distance and Independent Learning
Dean (Christianity) William N. McNulty (1829-1922), was an American pioneer Roman Catholic priest, who arrived in New York from his native Ballyshannon, Ireland in 1850, during the time of the Great Irish Potato Famine and when, there, then, existed little in the way of Roman Catholic facilities about near by Passaic County, New Jersey.