3322 DeMenil Place

Historical marker location:

3322 DeMenil Place, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on DeMenil Place south of Utah Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2004

The Lemp Mansion. 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".