Chez Les Canses or "Chouteau's"

Historical marker location:

Kansas City, Missouri

( Marker is on Jefferson Street, 0 miles north of 10th Street, on the right when traveling south.)

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".