Judy Rankin

Historical marker location:

6146 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri

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

Marker installed: 2013

Born February 18, 1945

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".