Related Searches
on Ask.com
Flatboat
1 reference results for: Flatboat
Wikipedia
A Flatboat is a rectangular boat with a big bottom and square ends used to transport freight on inland waterways. Essentially a large, sturdy raft, a flatboat also had a raised edge. A flatboat was almost always a one-way vessel, and was usually dismantled for lumber when it reached its downstream destination. Varieties of flatboat in the early 19th century included the mid-range broadhorn and Kentucky boat, and the longer-range New Orleans boat, which was fully covered.
An average of 3,000 flatboats descended the Ohio River each year between 1810 and 1820. Abraham Lincoln twice piloted a flatboat carrying produce from Illinois to New Orleans (1828, 1831).
The flatboat gradually became obsolete with as the steamboat and other faster vessels, which could also transport goods upstream at a profit, became popular.
See also
References
- Bogan, Dallas (1979). Warren County, Ohio and Beyond.
External links
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia © 2001-2006 Wikipedia contributors (Disclaimer)
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Last updated on Wednesday June 04, 2008 at 02:25:22 PDT (GMT -0700)
View this article at Wikipedia.org - Edit this article at Wikipedia.org - Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Last updated on Wednesday June 04, 2008 at 02:25:22 PDT (GMT -0700)
View this article at Wikipedia.org - Edit this article at Wikipedia.org - Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation
Share This:
Copyright © 2008, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.