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| Missouri (Marion County), Hannibal — Becky Thatcher's Home | | | This was the home of Becky Thatcher, Tom Sawyer’s first sweetheart in Mark Twain’s book Tom Sawyer. Tom thought Becky to be the essence of all that is charming in womanhood. — Map (db m4662) | | Missouri (Marion County), Hannibal — 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. — Map (db m4727) | | Missouri (Marion County), Hannibal — Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn at the Foot of Cardiff Hill | | | (On the left side, when viewed from Main Street): The monument presented to Hannibal
by
Geo. A. Mahan - Ida D. Mahan
and
Dulany Mahan
1925
(On the right side, when viewed from Main Street): Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn at the Foot of Cardiff Hill — Map (db m4729) | | Missouri (Marion County), Hannibal — Tom Sawyer’s Fence | | | Here stood the board fence which Tom Sawyer persuaded his gang to pay him for the privilege of whitewashing.
Tom sat by and saw it was well done. — Map (db m4401) |
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