Unnerstall Flag Plaza

Historical marker location:

13 East 4th Street, Washington, Missouri

( Memorial is on East 4th Street near Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2008

Dedicated 2008.

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".