Wainwright Building

Historical marker location:

111 North 7th Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of North 7th Street and Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south on North 7th 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".