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Florida, Missouri has been uninhabited since the mid-20th century, but it is best known as the birthplace site of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, internationally renowned by his pen name, Mark Twain. The village is located along the man-made Mark Twain Lake reservoir, which was constructed in the 1960s, and is the site of the Mark Twain Birthplace Historic Site, which is operated by Missouri State Parks as a historic tourist attraction and living history museum. The site preserves the author’s two-room cabin birthplace, which contains exhibits displaying important artifacts such as a handwritten manuscript of his masterwork The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, along with first editions of his other works. A public reading room and research library are also offered for visitor study.

37352 Shrine Road, Florida, MO 65283, Phone: 573-565-3449

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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