Liberty Belle is a replica of a Mississippi steamboat from the 1800’s. The three-deck paddlewheel cruises for about 13 minutes along the Rivers of America while passing Liberty Square, Adventureland and Frontierland. The riverboat was originally named Richard F. Irvine when it was built in 1973. In the background on Tom Sawyer Island is Harper’s Mill. The watermill is named after Joe Harper, Tom’s best friend in “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” The novel was written in 1876 by Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain.
