Florida Missouri Mark Twain Birthplace 1907 Real Photo Postcard

The humble two-room log cabin depicted marks the birthplace of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, who was born here in Florida, Monroe County, Missouri, in November 1835. Though the family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, when Clemens was four, this initial residence represents his earliest connection to the American frontier, a setting that profoundly shaped his iconic literary works and their exploration of childhood, adventure, and the Mississippi River.