An Explosion Saves The City

Historical marker location:

57 N Leonor K Sullivan Blvd, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on Gateway Arch Trail, on the right when traveling north.)

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

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".