John T. Woodruff

Historical marker location:

331 Park Central E, Springfield, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Park Central East and Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Park Central East.)

Marker installed: 2001

First President of the U.S./66 Highway Association. November 11, 1926.

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".