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A flatboat (or broadboat) was a rectangular flat-bottomed boat with square ends used to transport freight and passengers on inland waterways in the United States. The flatboat could be any size, but essentially it was a large, sturdy tub with a hull.
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| and pigs also made their way down the Mississippi in flatboats | instance of | Livestock | 0.80 | text |
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| Flatboat | related to Advent of steamboats | Mississippi | 0.60 | section |
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