Mark Twain State Park
Nestled in the Salt River Hills of north-central Missouri, Mark Twain State Park gives visitors access to sprawling Mark Twain Lake, as well as unparalleled outdoors activities. The terrain is covered by bluffs overlook... mostateparks.com
Mark Twain Lake
Offers a blend of picturesque natural resources and modern recreation facilities to suit everyone. Three campgrounds boast shaded full hookup and electrical sites. The 18, 600 acres of water has a reputation as a great cr... recreation.gov
Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site
Nothing says Ã¢Â€ÂśMissouri literatureÃ¢Â€Âť like Mark Twain. And nothing says Ã¢Â€ÂśMark Twain was hereÃ¢Â€Âť like the state historic site that bears his name. Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site has the two-room... mostateparks.com
Palmyra Confederate Monument
Erected to the memory of Capt. Thomas A. Sidenor Willis T. Baker Thomas Humston Morgan Bixler John Y. Mc Pheeters Hiram T. Smith Herbert Hudson John M. Wade Francis M. Lear Eleazer Lake hmdb.org
Palmyra Massacre
The Palmyra Massacre The Palmyra Massacre was a grim ending to Confederate Col. Joseph Porter's 1862 recruiting campaign in northeast Missouri. Besides recruiting local men for the Confederate army, Porter attacked Union outpos... hmdb.org
Potawatomi Emigration
Indiana to Kansas 1838 On Oct. 11, 1838, 850 Potawatomi Indians camped at Pleasant Spring near Palmyra on the forced removal from Northern Indiana to Eastern Kansas. They passed through Palmyra at 10 o'clock October 12. That ni... hmdb.org
George Shannon
This marker commemorates George Shannon, the youngest member of the Corps of Discovery, on the occasion of the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He died in Palmyra, Missouri while on legal business, August 30, 183... hmdb.org
Mark Twain
Like all of us, Mark Twain told stories about his childhood in order to understand who he had become as an adult. The Boy In this house, Sam Clemens lived a pretty typical life for a small-town American boy in the 1850's. Yet h... hmdb.org
Cardiff Hill
This is the foot of Cardiff Hill, made famous in Mark Twain's books "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn." On the hill, Tom, Huck, and their gang played and roamed at will. hmdb.org
Hannibal African American Life And History Project
This time last year we were working very hard to make the Hannibal African American Life and History Project (HAALHP) a reality. Our September 10th Grand Opening was a tremendous success; we were able to shine a spotlight... museumsusa.org
Abner Nash Building
This building was constructed in 1836 by Abner Nash, the aged and needy Postmaster of Tom Sawyer. Nash's son, Tom, was a life-long friend of Sam Clemens. In the newspaper of 1848, the building was described as a large, commodio... hmdb.org
Grant's Drug Store
Plaque 1 This structure is also known as the "Pilaster House" named for the flat columns on the exterior. It is historically significant for three reasons: ? It was prefabricated in Cincinnati, Ohio, its pieces shipped by steam... hmdb.org
Henry Collins Building
One of the first stores in Hannibal was opened by Henry Collins in a log cabin on this site. In 1839 he advertised "Country produce taken in exchange for goods." In 1851 Leer & Arrogast had a wholesale and retail tobacco store ... hmdb.org
Joshua Mitchell Building
This building was constructed in 1836 by Joshua Mitchell. It was one of the first brick commercial store houses in Hannibal. Located on 2nd Street, now called Main St., the hub of commercial activity. It was purchased in 1844 b... hmdb.org
Mark Twain's Father's Law Office
Young Sam Clemens (Mark Twain) saw a dead man on the floor in here one night. Sam went out at a window, taking the sash along with him. "I didn't need the sash," he recalled, "but it was handier to take it than it was to leave ... hmdb.org