Historic Soulard

Historical marker location:

728 Lafayette Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on Lafayette Avenue east of South 8th Street, on the right when traveling east.)

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".