German Methodist Episcopal Church

Historical marker location:

224 W Elm St, Jefferson City, Missouri

( Marker is on West Elm Street just east of Broadway, on the right when traveling west.)

1874.

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".