Ruckert Building

Historical marker location:

2330 S 12th St, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on South 12th Street south of Lami Street, on the right when traveling north.)

2330 S 12th St.. circa 1889

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".