Why is the wheelhouse on a Mississippi river boat called a Texan?

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Why is the wheelhouse on a Mississippi river boat called a Texan?

2007-02-18 22:56:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Water Sports

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according to Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain, the Texas was a structure or a deck added on to the basic riverboat design , just as Texas the state was added on to the Union at about the same time.....

2007-02-20 01:33:47 · answer #1 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Didn't they used to throw Texans off the boat from the highest point--and that would be the wheelhouse...

2007-02-19 16:43:28 · answer #2 · answered by Munya Says: DUH! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋