Fort Langhorn on Tom Sawyer Island is named for...

[EdmondD]

.....I'm assuming Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka, Mark Twain, author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Right?

So why is it misspelled?

 

[Robo]

.....I'm assuming Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka, Mark Twain, author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Right?

So why is it misspelled?

You are correct.
And, the odd misspelling has long been noted as such.
No explanation has ever been given.

 

[EdmondD]

You are correct.
And, the odd misspelling has long been noted as such.
No explanation has ever been given.

Huh. Thanks!

 

[WEDWDW]

And there in the Fort resides the most "private" Restrooms in all of Magic Kingdom!

 

[cgattis]

It's actually named after the famous author, Samuel Fort.......

 

[epcotty]

Maybe it's in line with the bad English and backwards s's on the signs

 

[kay1864]

It's actually named after the famous author, Samuel Fort.......

Is he related to Dr. Albert Falls?

 

[HappyDaisy]

.....I'm assuming Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka, Mark Twain, author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Right?

So why is it misspelled?

Probably because it was done by Tom Sawyer (or maybe Huck Finn?), who was just a kid and not good at spelling. That's my guess, anyway!