Circa 1904

Historical marker location:

717 North 6th Street, St. Charles, Missouri

( Marker is on North 6th Street north of Decatur Street, on the left when traveling north.)

717 N. Sixth St.

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".