Cherokee Cave

Historical marker location:

904 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Cherokee Street and DeMenil Place, on the right when traveling east on Cherokee Street.)

Marker installed: 2007

Cherokee-Lemp Historic District

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".