Phyllis Diller

Historical marker location:

6366 Delmar Boulevard, University City, Missouri

( Marker is on Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1993

Born July 17, 1917.

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".