Three Trails West

Historical marker location:

Kansas City, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Broadway Boulevard and Westport Road, in the median on Broadway Boulevard.)

Marker installed: 1987

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".