He’s a Missouri favorite son. Born in 1835 in the settlement of Florida, MO (not too far from Paris), the two room frame house of his birth has been preserved and moved.
You need to look for his pen name when studying the map. If you look close, you will find Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site, Mark Twain State Park, and Mark Twain Lake.
The park, where the house was moved, was one of the first of Missouri’s State Park. The park began small, but additional land was obtained through the years.
A giant change occurred in 1983 when the Clarence Cannon Dam was completed and Mark Twain Lake formed.
When camping here, if the weather turns foul, just go up the road a bit and enjoy the modern visitor center — complete with the two room house.
For an armchair introduction to Missouri State Parks, check out the sweet romance, Morning Tryst.
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