World Champions

Historical marker location:

700 Clark Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on South Broadway south of Spruce Street, on the right when traveling south.)

October 20, 1982. Greatest Moments

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".