Oh man, more interesting trivia and forcing me to learn!
RE: It is a Mark Twain kind of day here, and I'm taking it easy....
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It is a Mark Twain kind of day here, and I'm taking it easy....
It is a Mark Twain kind of day here, and I'm taking it easy....
Oh man, more interesting trivia and forcing me to learn!
Sorry, take an aspirin and call me in the morning, ROFLOL!
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lol..so they shouted that when measuring the depth of the water like they would say to mark the number of feet? What does twain mean?
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Rough translation is safe channel for a steamboat, at two fathoms (12 feet) or more....
https://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/MTP/mississippi.html
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oh very cool, thanks sir smithlabs.
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No problem, I thought it was interesting he was a "safe channel"....
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Exactly. But only river boat people would know that.
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I don't know, we know it...so not just riverboat people!
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