Historical Marker
The Southwest Boulevard Fire
Historical marker location:
3054 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri
( Marker is on Southwest Boulevard north of 31st Street, on the left when traveling north.)
August 18, 1959.
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".