Buckboard
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A four-wheeled wagon of simple construction meant to be drawn by a horse or other large animal. The buckboard is steered by its front wheels, which are connected to each other by a single axle. The front and rear axle are connected by a platform of one or more boards to which the front axle is connected on a pivoting joint at its midpoint. A buckboard wagon often carries a seat for a driver. Such a seat may be supported by springs. The main platform between axles is not suspended by springs like a carriage.
Originally designed for personal transportation in mountain regions. They have also been used as a horse drawn hearse. During the United States war on terror [they have been used for military funerals to carry the flag draped coffin of those killed in action.[1]] These distinctively American vehicles were widely used in newly settled regions of the United States. Buckboards may be seen in many museums and institutes including the "Tetz Coach & Hearse Company" http://www.horsedrawnfunerals.com/caisson.html
