During the 1800’s, keelboats were used for both upriver and downriver navigation, propelled using either oars or poles, while flatboats could only go downriver.
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Flatboats
Synonyms for "flatboats" (3 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Noun(1 words)
bulk cargo boat
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Noun(1 words)
river boat
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6 entriesMississippi Riverflat bottom boatflatboat erariver traderiver transportupstream freight
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