Florida, Missouri: Mark Twain's Birth Place
In 1835, Missouri was the most recent state added to the United States and represented the western-most region. Florida, MO was at that western edge. Most Native peoples had been forced westward, those who had not moved died from diseases or other forms of violence. Here is a link to my assembled essay on the arrival of the Clemens family and the controversy over the now enshrined cabin thought to be the location of Samuel Clemens' birth.
u/MinuteGate211 — 5 days ago