Government Hill & The World's Fair Pavilion

Historical marker location:

82 Government Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on Government Drive, 0.2 miles east of Washington Drive, on the right when traveling east.)

A Landscape and a Heritage Restored. Forest Park

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".