McDaniel's Candy Store
This building built in c1840, was originally the McDaniel's Candy Store. Jimmy McDaniel, the owner's son and a friend of Sam Clemens, was the envy of all his friends. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 39° 42.71′ N, 91° 21.44′ W. Marker is in Hannibal, Missouri, in Marion County. It is on Main Street just north of Bird Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is mounted next to the entrance of La Azotea Lounge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 323 North Main Street, Hannibal MO 63401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Missouri’s Mark Twain Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Grant's Drug Store (a few steps from this marker); Joshua Mitchell Building (a few steps from this marker); New Cash Store (a few steps from this marker); Henry Collins Building (a few steps from this marker); Abner Nash Building (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Grant's Drug Store (a few steps from this marker); Owsley's Mercantile (within shouting distance of this marker); Mark Twain's Father's Law Office (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hannibal.
Regarding McDaniel's Candy Store.
this page online
Also see . . . Mark Twain Historic District National Register Nomination Form. (Submitted on September 20, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 535 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
