How Samuel Clemens adopted the pen name Mark Twain.... He was a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River and the seamen would hang a weighted line over the side to measure the depth of water. He would call out "mark twain" meaning depth of two fathoms or twelve feet. One of his several homes included what is now the Tappan Hill restaurant in Tarrytown, N.Y. with a breathtaking view of the Hudson River. Try to visit in the winter when there is dancing in the rotunda next to a blazing fireplace.
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