Historical Marker
212 North Main
Historical marker location:
212 North Main Street, St. Charles, Missouri
( Marker is on North Main Street south of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2011
St. Charles Gas Company 1941-1989. 1906 Frank Bezzenberger.
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".