Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige

Historical marker location:

6901 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri

( Marker can be reached from Troost Avenue, 0.2 miles north of 71st Street.)

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".