1997

Historical marker location:

801 North 4th Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on North Broadway east of Convention Plaza, on the left when traveling south.)

Mark Twain, one of America's most beloved authors, was born in Florida, Missouri, in 1835. He later moved to Hannibal, Missouri, where he set many of his famous stories, including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".