Hannibal in Marion County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Jail in "Tom Sawyer"

Photographed by M. Bowyer, July 13, 2012

1. The Jail in "Tom Sawyer" Marker

Inscription. Here stood the jail (in Mark Twain's book "Tom Sawyer") in which Muff Potter was a prisoner awaiting trial for murder.

Erected 1934.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Law Enforcement.

Location. 39° 42.738′ N, 91° 21.56′ W. Marker is in Hannibal, Missouri, in Marion County. It is on North Street. The marker is walking distance from the Huck and Tom marker and Cardiff Hill marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Hannibal (within shouting distance of this marker); "Huckleberry Finn House" Reconstruction (within shouting distance of this marker); The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Hatten House (about 400 feet away); Mark Twain (about 400 feet away); Mark Twain's Boyhood Home (about 400 feet away); Becky Thatcher's Home (about 400 feet away); Tom Sawyer’s Fence (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hannibal.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Huck Finn’s Home (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

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Looking down the street toward the Jail in "Tom Sawyer" Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M. Bowyer, July 13, 2012

2. Looking down the street toward the Jail in "Tom Sawyer" Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2012, by M. Bowyer of Indianapolis, Indiana. This page has been viewed 686 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2012, by M. Bowyer of Indianapolis, Indiana. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.