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Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site

Name: Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site
Address: 37352 Shrine Road, Florida, MO, 65283, US

37352 Shrine Road

Florida, MO 65283

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Nothing says “Missouri literature” like Mark Twain. And nothing says “Mark Twain was here” like the state historic site that bears his name. Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site has the two-room rented cabin Samuel Clemens – Twain’s real name – was born in, first editions of many of the author’s works, a handwritten manuscript of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and many of the furnishings from Twain’s Connecticut home. The site also has a public reading room for personal study and research.

Fishing

Cast your line in Mark Twain Lake. On the Fishing Report, provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation, Mark Twain Lake is listed under Northeast Region:Lakes.

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