Park Cemetery GAR Memorial

Historical marker location:

801 S Baker Boulevard, Carthage, Missouri

( Marker can be reached from Baker Boulevard, 0.2 miles north of Chestnut Street.)

Marker installed: 1906

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".