CSPAN3 American Artifacts December 3, 2016
During high water times for the river. Much of the rest of the year, you will have these freight wagons crossing and not waiting for a ferry boat but simply going across. There are freight trains and freight wagons crossing here, two and three wagons hitched to 18 or 20 mules or horses crossing at one time. If you have to wait for your whole team to cross with a ferry boat, people often try to find alternative ways. Hayden recognize that was ideal because it was a suitable crossing location. He also saw there were other possibilities. Freight wagons always need work and they can use things Lik...
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