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why the right side?
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Here it is or at least the my stab at it: <br /> <br />The Tacondaroga (if I spelled it correctly) wagon was the wagon that helped settle the west. The controls for the wagon (brakes, reigns) where on the left hand side so it was easier to pass oncoming wagons on the left side vs the British method of passing on the right side. The first steam engines where from British plans and/or influence. The British did not use the popular Tacondaroga wagon, hence the controls where on the right.
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