Soulard Market

Historical marker location:

1713A S 8th St, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of South 8th Street and Lafayette Avenue on South 8th Street.)

730 Carol St.. 1779

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".