Historical Marker
During the next four decades
Historical marker location:
816 Chestnut St, Jefferson City, Missouri
( Marker is on Chestnut Street, 0.1 miles north of Dawson Drive, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2007
★ Sacrifice ★ Education ★ Equality ★ Humanity ★ Courage ★.
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".