Kresko Family Victorian Garden

Historical marker location:

4300 Shaw Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker can be reached from Shaw Boulevard east of Alfed Avenue, 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".