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Liberty Square Riverboat

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/* Historical References On The Attraction */
==Historical References On The Attraction==
*Sam Clemens the pilot on the Liberty Belle is better known as American writer Mark Twain. Twain was known as a lover of steamship's specifically those on the Mississippi River, and did captain some steamships himself. In Disneyland, the attraction is known as the Mark Twain Riverboat.
*Captain Horace Bixby, the Liberty Belle's captain was a real steamboat captain on the Mississippi. Horace Bixby and Sam Clemens met aboard the Paul Jones (a steamboat), and Bixby agreed to take Sam on as his apprentice. Some 21 years after this meeting, the now famous Mark Twain reunited with Captain in St. Louis. Twain talks about Captain Bixby in his book, "Life on the Mississippi".
*The Leadsman, was a crew member who would call out the depth of the water, when the water got shallow. One fathom equals six feet, two fathoms equal Mark Twain (on the attraction at least).
[[Image:Libertynight.jpg|thumb|A closeup of the Liberty Belle at night.]]
==Sam Clemens' Sayings==