[HN Gopher] Horse-Powered Ferries in Nineteenth-Century America ...
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       Horse-Powered Ferries in Nineteenth-Century America (1999)
        
       Author : metabagel
       Score  : 26 points
       Date   : 2020-06-10 05:27 UTC (17 hours ago)
        
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       | Reason077 wrote:
       | You still occasionally see horses powering boats along canals
       | here in the UK. Of course, they're pulling from the towpath, not
       | actually onboard the boat.
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       | https://www.horsejournals.com/popular/history-heritage/horse...
        
         | smogcutter wrote:
         | I suppose you could run the horses on a treadmill connected to
         | a water wheel... but I'd probably stick with tow ropes.
        
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