Flatboat
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A flatboat (or broadhorn) was a rectangular flat-bottomed boat with[1] 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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A flatboat was almost always a one-way (downstream) vessel, and was usually dismantled for lumber when it reached its destination.[2]