The Willie Handcart Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:church
gptkbp:arrival_year 1857
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
gptkbp:casualties approximately 200
gptkbp:challenges harsh weather
gptkbp:cultural_impact Mormon folklore
gptkbp:dissolved 1857
gptkbp:founded 1856
gptkbp:has_airport gptkb:Liverpool
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Martin_Handcart_Company_Journal
gptkb:Mormon_Pioneer_Heritage_Association
gptkb:Mormon_Pioneer_Trails_Association
gptkb:Mormon_Pioneer_Trail
gptkb:Mormon_Pioneer_National_Historic_Trail
Pioneer Heritage
Pioneer Memorials
Mormon Pioneer Memorial
Edward Martin's Diary
Handcart Companies of 1856
Mormon Migration Accounts
Mormon Pioneer Commemoration
Mormon Pioneer History Association
Mormon Pioneer Legacy
Mormon Pioneer Research
Mormon Pioneer Studies
Mormon Trail History
Pioneer Family Histories
Pioneer History of the Church
Pioneer Overland Travel
Pioneer Stories
Rescue of the Martin Handcart Company
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneer experience
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Willie Handcart Company
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Salt_Lake_City
gptkbp:leadership Edward Martin
gptkbp:legacy Mormon pioneer heritage
gptkbp:notable_event Martin Handcart Company rescue
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:James_G._Bleak
gptkb:Mary_Ann_Halsey
gptkb:William_Mc_Lellin_Jr.
gptkb:Joseph_W._Young
gptkb:John_W._Young
gptkbp:number_of_members gptkb:500
gptkbp:origin gptkb:England
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Mormon_migration
gptkbp:primary_use settlement in Utah
gptkbp:route gptkb:Hastings_Cutoff
gptkbp:survivors gptkb:300
gptkbp:transportation handcarts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mormon_Pioneer_Overland_Travel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6