Bobby Bell

Historical marker location:

3861 East Stan Musial Drive, Springfield, Missouri

( Marker is on Stan Musial Drive south of U.S. 60, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2006

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".