John Mason Peck

Historical marker location:

4947 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker can be reached from North Broadway, 0.3 miles south of Calvary Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

Oct. 31, 1789 - Mar. 16, 1858

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".