351st Bombardment Group Memorial

Historical marker location:

Whiteman AFB, Missouri

( Memorial is on Vandenbug Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Center 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".