First Store in Greene County

Historical marker location:

309 North Jefferson Street, Springfield, Missouri

( Marker is on Olive Street near Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1921

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".