After leaving St. Louis we headed north to Hannibal, MO
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We took Hwy 79, which runs parallel to the Mississippi River. |
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Hannibal, MO, is famous for being the home of Mark Twain. His books, although fiction, were based on people and locations of his childhood in Hannibal. |
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The downtown area is full of historic buildings, each with placques denoting their importance and how they were included in Mark Twain's books. |
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Max whitewashes the same fence which Tom Sawyer convinced his friends to pay him for the privilege of whitewashing. I don't think Max paid Tom though. |
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In front of Huckleberry Finn's home. |
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The home of Mark Twain, or Samuel Clemens. Behind the home is a Mark Twain museum. It was very good. I don't remember reading many of Mark Twain's books as a kid, but the museum has made me want to go back and read them now. |
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In front of the 'Becky Thatcher' house. Becky was Tom Sawyer's first sweetheart in Mark Twain's book, Tom Sawyer. |
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Down at the Mississippi River in Hannibal this building is on stilts. |
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And with good reason. During flooding the building would be under water if not on stilts. In fact, in 1993, the water still rose above the bottom of the building. |
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Just outside of town was a city park. |
1 comment:
Hey, thanks for the compliment! Hannibal is a great town - glad you enjoyed it!
Kathy Brink
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