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

Huck Finn’s Home

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 1997

1. Huck Finn’s Home Marker

Inscription. On this spot stood the house in which Huckleberry Finn (in Mark Twain’s famous book) was born and it was his home during his close friendship with Tom Sawyer. It was a hovel “vividly described” in the book.

Erected 1934.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 42.75′ N, 91° 21.552′ W. Marker was in Hannibal, Missouri, in Marion County. It was at the intersection of North Avenue and 3rd Avenue on North Avenue. According to locals the marker and building are no longer there. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Hannibal MO 63401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Missouri’s Mark Twain Country.

It was also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: The Jail in "Tom Sawyer" (within shouting distance of this marker); Hannibal (within shouting distance of this marker); "Huckleberry Finn House" Reconstruction (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hatten House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum (about 300 feet away); Mark Twain (about 400 feet away);

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Mark Twain's Boyhood Home (about 400 feet away); Mark Twain Memorial Bridge (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hannibal.

Other markers no longer nearby. Cardiff Hill (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn at the Foot of Cardiff Hill (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 1997

2. Huck Finn’s Home Marker

Tom Sawyer Fence Painting Contest image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 1997

3. Tom Sawyer Fence Painting Contest

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 1997

4. Tom Sawyer Fence Painting Contest

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,638 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 4, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.