Hannibal, Missouri, United States

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Hannibal, Missouri, United States, is a historic Mississippi River town best known as Mark Twain’s boyhood home and the inspiration for many of his classic works.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
climate humid continental climate
country United States
county Marion County
economyIncludes manufacturing
river transportation services
tourism
foundedIn 1819
governingBody City of Hannibal government
hasAnnualEvent Mark Twain Birthday Celebration
National Tom Sawyer Days
hasBridge Mark Twain Memorial Bridge
hasEducationalInstitution Hannibal High School
hasHigherEducationInstitution Hannibal–LaGrange University
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Hannibal Historic District
hasHistoricSite Becky Thatcher House
Huckleberry Finn House
J.M. Clemens Justice of the Peace Office
Mark Twain Boyhood Home (National Historic Landmark)
hasMuseum Mark Twain Museum complex
hasNickname America’s Hometown
hasNotableResident Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
linked to: Mark Twain
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.hannibal-mo.gov/
hasPopulation approximately 17,000
hasTouristAttraction Cameron Cave
linked to: Mark Twain Cave

Hannibal Riverfront
Hannibal Trolley Company tours
Lovers Leap
Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum
Mark Twain Cave
Rockcliffe Mansion
incorporatedAsCityIn 1845
inspiredWork Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn setting of St. Petersburg, Missouri
isKnownFor being Mark Twain’s boyhood home
historic riverfront
inspiring settings in Mark Twain’s works
tourism related to Mark Twain
locatedIn Marion County, Missouri
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Mississippi River
namedAfter Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
Hannibal Creek
servedBy Interstate 72
U.S. Route 61
state Missouri

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Mark Twain placeOfBirth Florida, Missouri, United States
linked to: Hannibal, Missouri, United States
Mark Twain residence Hannibal, Missouri, United States
Samuel Langhorne Clemens residence Hannibal, Missouri, United States
subject linked to: Samuel
Clarence Earl Gideon placeOfBirth Hannibal, Missouri, United States
Clarence Earl Gideon burialPlace Hannibal, Missouri, United States
Hannibal, Missouri governingBody City of Hannibal government
subject linked to: Hannibal
linked to: Hannibal, Missouri, United States
Cliff Edwards placeOfBirth Hannibal, Missouri, United States