3121-23 South Grand Boulevard

Historical marker location:

3121 South Grand Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on South Grand Boulevard north of Hartford Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Built 1907

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".