KMOX

Historical marker location:

1 Memorial Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on Market Street just west of Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling west.)

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".