Before the widespread use of railways, any cargo would likely be shipped by canal boat - heavy or otherwise. However, one of the largest requirements for the Industrial Revolution was for coal to be burned to generate power. Canals were the ideal medium (for a while) to ship these large cargoes long distances from coalfields to factories.
i do not know to be quite honest maybe bricks
A canal is a system using man dug trenches filled with water to be used to move boats from water body to water body or up to a city where a port may be built. thus allowing a greater volume of goods to be moved.
There are narrow flat bottom boats called punts, which are moved with the aid of a long pole. The similar boats in Venice are called gondolas. Small boats may be called skiffs, and the flat-bottom canoes of Louisiana are called pirogues. Large boats are canal boats, or barges.
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Things are typically mixed and moved along a canal using a combination of boats and barges, which transport goods and materials. Canals often feature locks to manage water levels and facilitate the movement of vessels. Cargo may be loaded and unloaded at docks along the canal, where cranes or other machinery assist in transferring items. Additionally, the natural flow of water can help in the transportation process, though the movement is primarily reliant on human-operated vessels.
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In the olden days SLAVES used oars to power the boats.
people pay them to ship them in boats to every where in the world
To have moved in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
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