Lafayette Square

Historical marker location:

1804 Park Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker can be reached from Park Avenue.)

Fountain Park Plaza

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".