Bassora Cemetery

Historical marker location:

800 East 5th Street, Washington, Missouri

( Marker is on State Highway 47 south of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1998

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".