Don Faurot / Faurot Field

Historical marker location:

Columbia, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Stadium Boulevard (Missouri Route 740) and Providence Road (Missouri Route 163), on the right when traveling east on Stadium Boulevard.)

Marker installed: 1972

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".