Kansas City's Old Square / Le Vieux Carre de Kansas City

Historical marker location:

400 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri

( Marker is on Grand Boulevard south of 4th 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".