Buckboard

A buckboard is a four-wheeled wagon of simple construction meant to be drawn by a horse or other large animal.

A distinctly American utility vehicle, the buckboard has no springs between the body and the axles.

The buckboard was invented by Reverend Cyrus Comstock, a travelling preacher living in Lewis, Essex County, New York who established many churches in the area during the early 1800s.

[3][4] Originally designed for personal transportation in the Adirondack Mountains, these vehicles were widely used in newly settled regions of the United States.

The community of Rowland Heights, California has an annual parade commemorating Buckboard Days.

Buckboard
Stereo card showing a long buckboard. Note the boards lay directly on the axles without springs
Duke's cigarettes advertising insert card, 1850–1920