"Missouri Waltz"

Historical marker location:

125 East Broadway, New Franklin, Missouri

( Marker is on Broadway, in the median.)

by Lee Edgar "Jelly" Settle.

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".