Introduction to Prospect Hill with Horizons text

Connections to our CommunityVocabulary

history

A written record of important people and events.

The timeline shows the history of ending slavery.

pioneer

A person coming to a new place for the first time.

These Mormon pioneers are traveling to Utah.

ancestor

Someone in a person’s family, such as a great-great grandparent, who lived a long time ago.

My ancestors came from the country of Germany. Do you know where your ancestors came from?

founder

A person who starts something, such as a business or a settlement.

Ben Franklin was one of the founders of libraries in the United States.

settlement

A small village built by the first people to live in a new place.

Bellevue is one of the oldest settlements in Nebraska.