Historical Marker
May 21, 1804
Historical marker location:
1050 S Riverside Dr, St. Charles, Missouri
( Marker can be reached from South Riverside Drive, 0.2 miles south of Boone's Lick Road, on the left when traveling south.)
Lewis and Clark Trail National Historic Trail.
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".