Conestogo (pronounced [ˌkʰɒ̽.nə.ˈs͡t̠ˠəʊ̯.ɡə]) is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the township of Woolwich in Waterloo Region.

The first settlers were predominantly Mennonites who had emigrated from Pennsylvania, settling on land laid out by David Musselman and Charles Hendry.

[3] Known earlier as Bluckstettel (log village) and Musselman's Mills, the settlement was renamed Conestogo in 1852.

)[5][4] In 1844, David Musselman dammed the Conestoga River and built the first flour mill, and the second sawmill in the area.

It boasted a number of businesses, including a foundry, flour mill, sawmill, furniture factory, paint factory, flax mill, distillery, four hotels, three blacksmiths, two wagon makers and a cooperage, among others.