St. Elizabeth Settlement & Day Nursery

Historical marker location:

1833 S 8th St, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on South 8th Street north of Geyer Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

1833 S 8th St.. circa 1893

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".