Historic Figure: Edgar Allan Poe Returns to Boston - Boston, MA

Edgar Allan Poe 

Boston, MA

N 42° 21.137 W 071° 04.042

Short Description: 

The Edgar Allan Poe statue is located at the southeast corner of Charles and Boylston Streets, south of the Boston Common, in Boston, MA.

Long Description:

Stefanie Rocknak created this life size bronze statue entitled Poe Returning to Boston. It was unveiled on October 5, 2014. Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. Orphaned at an early age, he grew up in Richmond, VA. He returned to Boston in 1827 before he began his military career and served in Fort Independence in Boston. Here he published his first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems. Poe's desire to writing poetry for the sake of poetry was out of style, and lead to a stormy relationship, with the prevailing literary elite of Boston. Upon his discharge, he left Boston.

The statue depicts Poe returning to Boston. He has just arrived by train and is carrying a suitcase and walking briskly with his coat flowing behind him. He is heading south towards his family home on Carver Street, where he was born. The statue is surrounded by icons of Poe's literature. To his right is a The Raven from his most famous poem and behind him is a book with The Telltale Heart from his most famous short story.

Historic Figure: Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker - Cooperstown, NY

Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker

Cooperstown, NY

N 42° 42.003 W 074° 55.389

Short Description: 

A statue of Roberto Clemente is the third of three on display in the lobby of the National Baseball Hall of Fame at 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY. Each person was a model of character and courage, each in their own way.

Long Description:

A life size bronze statue of Roberto Clemente depicts the Hall of Fame right fielder wearing his Pittsburgh Pirates uniform, a team for which he played for his entire 18 season major league career (1955 - 1972). Clemente is standing with his legs slightly spread on a circular bronze plinth. He has his right hand placed on top of a baseball bat and his left hand behind his back. The barrel end of the bat rests on the plinth in front of his left foot.

The sign explains the purpose of the display:

                         CHARACTER AND COURAGE
                         Cast bronzes by Stanley Bleifeld

Becoming a Hall of Famer takes more than just a great baseball
career. Off-the-field challenges -- and how those challengers are
met -- reveal an inner character that serves men and women
throughout their lives. The life experiences of Lou Gerhig,
Jackie Robinson, and Roberto Clemente stand out above all.
Each faced personal and social obstacles with strength and
dignity that set an example of character and courage for all
others to follow.

Made possible through a generous donation by Robert Crotty

Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934 in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He joined the Pittsburgh Pirate organization after playing professionally for the Santurce Cangrejeros. He became an National League All Star player NL All-Star (1960–1967, 1969–1972) and Golden Glove winner (1961–1972) multiple times and led the league in batting average four times (1961, 1964, 1965, 1967).

Clemente would perform charity work during the off-season. After a massive earthquake devastated Managua, Nicaragua on December 23, 1972, he arranging emergency relief flights. He flew on the fourth flight to insure the supplies were actually reaching the people of Nicaragua. On December 31, 1972, the Douglas DC-7 cargo plane crashed on take off from Isle Verde, Puerto Rico. All aboard were killed and Clemente's body was never recovered.

On March 30, 1973, the usual 12 year waiting period was waived and, in a special election, Roberto Clemente was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Roberto Clemente Award is given out every year to a player with outstanding baseball playing skills who is personally involved in community work.

Historic Figure: Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson - Cooperstown, NY

Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson

Cooperstown, NY

N 42° 42.003 W 074° 55.389

Short Description: 

A statue of Jackie Robinson is the second of three on display in the lobby of the National Baseball Hall of Fame at 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY. Each person was a model of character and courage, each in their own way.

Long Description:

A life size bronze statue of Jackie Robinson depicts the Hall of Fame third baseman wearing his Brooklyn Dodger, a team for which he played for his entire 10 season major league career. Robinson is standing with his legs slightly spread on a circular bronze plinth. He has both hands behind his back and looking straight ahead.

The sign explains the purpose of the display:

               CHARACTER AND COURAGE
               Cast bronzes by Stanley Bleifeld

Becoming a Hall of Famer takes more than just a great baseball
career. Off-the-field challenges -- and how those challengers are
met -- reveal an inner character that serves men and women
throughout their lives. The life experiences of Lou Gerhig,
Jackie Robinson, and Roberto Clemente stand out above all.
Each faced personal and social obstacles with strength and
dignity that set an example of character and courage for all
others to follow.

Made possible through a generous donation by Robert Crotty

After playing for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro League and the Montreal Royals in the International League, Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play for a major league baseball team when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 at age 28. By doing so he broke the color barrier that allowed many other people of color to play professional baseball at the highest level of the sport. Robinson was chosen to break the color barrier not only for his immense baseball skills but also for have the temperament to withstand the racial abuse he was to receive from the public and other players. He retired at age 37 and compiled the following record:

Games = 1,382
At Bats = 4,877
Runs = 947
Hits = 1,518
Doubles = 273
Triples = 54
Home Runs = 137
Batting Average = .311

Jackie Robinson was elected to the national Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. He died on October 24, 1972 and is buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.

Historic Figure: Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig - Cooperstown, NY

Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig

Cooperstown, NY

N 42° 42.003 W 074° 55.389

Short Description: 

A statue of Lou Gehrig is one of three on display in the lobby of the National Baseball Hall of Fame at 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY. Each person was a model of character and courage, each in their own way.

Long Description:

A life size bronze statue of Lou Gehrig depicts the Hall of Fame first baseman wearing his New York Yankee uniform, a team for which he played for his entire 17 season major league career. Gehrig is standing with his legs slightly spread on a circular bronze plinth. He has both hands placed on top of a baseball bat, left over right, which he holds vertically in front of him.

The sign explains the purpose of the display:

                            CHARACTER AND COURAGE
                            Cast bronzes by Stanley Bleifeld

Becoming a Hall of Famer takes more than just a great baseball
career. Off-the-field challenges -- and how those challengers are
met -- reveal an inner character that serves men and women
throughout their lives. The life experiences of Lou Gerhig,
Jackie Robinson, and Roberto Clemente stand out above all.
Each faced personal and social obstacles with strength and
dignity that set an example of character and courage for all
others to follow.

Made possible through a generous donation by Robert Crotty

Henry Louis Gehrig was born in New York City to German immigrant parents on June 19, 1903. He attended New York City schools and Columbia University. While at Columbia he was recruited to play baseball by the New York Yankees. He began his major league baseball career on June 15, 1923.

On June 1, 1925, Gehrig began a 14 year streak of 2310 consecutive games played, earning him the nickname "The Iron Horse." Along the was he amassed a series of accomplishments that made him , by consensus, greatest first baseman in the history of the game.

In the spring of 1939 it became obvious that something was physically wrong with the once great player. He could not bat with power nor run the bases. A trip to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN revealed he was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressively debilitating disease with no known cure. On June 21, 1939 he retired from baseball. The New York Yankees proclaimed July 4, 1939, "Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day." To a sold out crowd at Yankee Stadium Gehrig gave his famous "The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth" speech, this despite knowing he was dying from the disease that would later bear his name, Lou Gehrig disease.

The New York Yankees retired his uniform number "4", making him the first player in Major League Baseball history to have his number retired. On December 7, 1939, Lou Gehrig was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He died on June 2, 1941 at age 37, and is buried in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, NY.

Figurative Sculpture: Woman at Bat - Cooperstown, NY

Woman at Bat

Cooperstown, NY

N 42° 41.974 W 074° 55.398

Short Description: 

Woman at Bat is part of a group of four sculptures located on the south lawn of the National Baseball Hall of Fame at 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY.

Long Description:

A life size bronze sculpture of a woman swinging a baseball bat, right handed. Her baseball uniform includes a vintage thigh length dress, cleated shoes, over-the-calf stockings and a baseball cap. She is depicted in after she has stepped into the pitch, in mid-swing. She is standing on a rectangular bronze plinth representing the batter's box. To her right is a five-sided plaque shaped like home plate. The surrounding area is covered with paving stones.

The sculpture was created by Stanley Bleifeld and installed on the grounds of the National Baseball Hall of Fame on May 25, 2006. It honors the members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, 1942 - 1954.

A plaque at ground level in the shape of home plate is inscribed:

Woman 

at 

Bat 

2006 

Cast Bronze 

by 

Stanley Bleifeld 

In honor of the members of the 

All-American Girls Professional 

Baseball League 

1942 - 1954. 

Made possible through a generous donation by 

Don and Chris Sunders 

Houston, Texas 

May 14, 2006 

Historic Figure: Leroy "Satchel" Paige - Cooperstown, NY

Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Cooperstown, NY

N 42° 41.972 W 074° 55.396

Short Description: 

A statue of legendary baseball pitcher Leroy "Satchel" Paige is located on the south lawn of the National Baseball Hall of Fame at 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY.

Long Description:

Until Jackie Robinson broke "the color barrier" in 1947, persons of color were not allowed to play baseball in the Major Leagues. They were resigned to play in the Negro Leagues. This sculpture of Leroy "Satchel" Paige is dedicated to all those whose contributions to baseball were diminished because of the color of their skin.

A life size bronze statue of Leroy "Satchel" Paige depicts him in the act of delivering a pitch. He has his right leg kicked high up in the air in a style that he made famous. In his right hand he holds a baseball, down low by his right side. He is wearing the uniform of the Negro League team the Kansas City Monarchs for which he played from 1940 to 1947. On July 9, 1948, Paige became the oldest person ever to make their first appearance in the the major leagues. At the age of 42 he played for the Cleveland Indians of the American League.

A square stone plaque to the left of Paige is inscribed:

Leroy "Satchel" Paige

2006

Cast Bronze

by

Stanley Bleifeld

In honor of the Negro leagues most

celebrated pitcher, and dedicated 

to all those whose contributions

to the National Pastime were too

long diminished simply because

of the color of their skin.

Donated by Sports Illustrated with the 

support of the Time Warner Foundation

July 28, 2006

Leroy "Satchel" Paige was born about July 7, 1906, in Mobile, AL. He got the nickname “Satchel” as a boy working as a luggage carrier at the train station in Mobile. He began his professional baseball career in the Negro Leagues in 1926 with the Chattanooga Black Barons and became its most popular player. He played in California, Maryland, North Dakota, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Paige finally broke through to the Majors as a 42-year-old rookie, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971. He died on June 8, 1982.

Historic Figure: Roy Campanella - Cooperstown, NY

Roy Campanella

Cooperstown, NY

N 42° 41.990 W 074° 55.398

Short Description: 

A statue of National Baseball Hall of Fame catcher for the Brooklyn Dogers, Roy Campanella, is located on the south lawn of the National Baseball Hall of Fame at 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY.

Long Description:

A pair of life size bronze sculptures recreates the Brooklyn Dodgers battery, the catcher and pitcher, from the seventh and deciding game of the 1955 World Series. Behind home plate is a statue of Dodger catcher Roy Campanella. He is shown squatting while wearing the customary protective gear worn by a catcher. His left hand has a catcher glove with a ball caught in the pocket. His right hand is raising his protective mask which would indicate that the batter struck out and the inning is over. A sculpture of the pitcher, Johnny Podres is located the standard distance of 6'6" away.

Roy Campanella is standing on a five sided plinth that is shaped like home plate. A second five sided stone plaque representing home plate is inscribed:

The 

Catcher

Roy

Campanella

1998

Cast Bronze

by 

Stanley Bleifeld

These sculptures, modeled after the 1955 World Series

Game Seven Battery of Johnny Podres and Roy Campanella

were donated by an ardent fan Sheldon Fireman

in memory of all the hours he stood outside Ebbets Field

hoping beyond hope to collect an autograph

from anyone who ever played there.

May they put a smile on the faces of

all of the wonderful fans of baseball

Sheldon Fireman, July, 2001

Roy Campanella was born on November 19, 1921. His father was the son of Sicilian immigrants and his mother was African-American. Because of his mixed race he was not allowed to play in the Major Leagues. In 1937, he playing Negro league baseball for the Washington then Baltimore Elite Giants. He became a star player. He signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers' minor league system in 1946, as the Dodger organization began preparations to break the Major League Baseball "color barrier." He was called up to the major leagues and played his first game for the Dodgers on April 20, 1948. In 1955, he was voted the national League's Most Valuable Player and led Brooklyn to its first-ever World Series championship.

On January 28, 1958, he was involved in an automobile accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down, ending his baseball career. He was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. Campanella died of heart failure on June 26, 1993.

HistoricFigure: John Joseph "Johnny" Podres - Cooperstown, NY

John Joseph "Johnny" Podres

Cooperstown, NY

N 42° 41.980 W 074° 55.404

Short Description: 

A statue of Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Johnny Podres is located on the south lawn of the National Baseball Hall of Fame at 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY.


Long Description:

A pair of life size bronze sculptures recreates the Brooklyn Dodgers battery, the pitcher and catcher, from the seventh and deciding game of the 1955 World Series. On the pitching mound is a statue of Dodger pitcher Johnny Podres. He is shown in Dodgers uniform, number 45. The left handed Podres has just thrown a pitch to the catcher Roy Campanella who is 60'6" away. He is bent over with his back and left leg horizontal to the ground. His left arm close to the ground and his gloved right hand is even with his right knee. He is placed on a circular plinth that represents the pitching mound.

A rectangular plaque behind the plinth represents the pitching rubber. It is inscribed:

The Pitcher: Johnny Podres

1998

Cast Bronze

by Stanley Bleifeld

In front of the catcher, Roy Campanella, is a five sided stone plaque representing home plate. It is inscribed:

The 

Catcher

Roy

Campanella

1998

Cast Bronze

by 

Stanley Bleifeld

These sculptures, modeled after the 1955 World Series

Game Seven Battery of Johnny Podres and Roy Campanella

were donated by an ardent fan Sheldon Fireman

in memory of all the hours he stood outside Ebbets Field

hoping beyond hope to collect an autograph

from anyone who ever played there.

May they put a smile on the faces of

all of the wonderful fans of baseball

Sheldon Fireman, July, 2001

John Joseph Podres was born on September 30, 1932 in Witherbee, NY. He played his first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 7, 1953. He spent most of his 15 year baseball career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He is most famous for the 1955 World Series where he won the crucial third game and pitched a shutout in the seventh and deciding game to give the Brooklyn Dodgers their first World Series championship and was voted the Most Valuable Player.

Johnny Podres was elected to the Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. He died at age 75 in Glens Falls, NY on January 13, 2008.

American Guide: New York: a guide to the Empire state - Taughannock Falls - Trumansburg, NY

American Guide Series

Taughannock Falls

Trumansburg, NY

N 42° 32.225 W 076° 36.559

Short Description: 

Taughannock Falls is located in Taughannock State Park at 1740 Taughannock Blvd., Route 89, Trumansburg, NY

Long Description:

Tour 30

Rochester—Manchester—Waterloo—Ithaca—Owego; page 663

Section b. WATERLOO to OWEGO; 74.3 m.; page 665
At 33.5 m. is the official entrance to TAUGHANNOCK STATE PARK (camping, picnicking, bathing, baseball, bowling), comprising 400 acres with a long lake front. Taughannock Falls, more than a mile from the entrance, have a drop of 215 feet, 50 feet higher than Niagara. Except in the spring the volume of falling water is small, but the fall captivates by its quietness and by the dense spray which, rising from the bottom of the gorge, shrouds the lower half of the cliff in mist."

---New York : a guide to the Empire state. page 666; copyright 1940

Taughannock Falls plunges 215 feet over the rocky cliffs that rise to 400 feet above a gorge cut by the flowing water. You can view the waterfall from below or above. A 0.75 mile hike over easy terrain along a wide. well maintained, trail that follows the stream at the bottom of the gorge takes you to the bottom view of the waterfall. A paved highway a short distance north of the entrance to the park will take you to a parking area with a viewing area to view the waterfall from above.

At 215 feet, Taughannock Falls is the tallest single-drop waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains. The waterfall erodes the surrounding rock to create a hanging valley with a large amphitheater and basin downstream from the falls. The cliff over which the water falls is made of softer shale on the lower part and harder sandstone on the upper part. Water erodes the softer shale faster than the harder sandstone creating an overhanging cliff.

Mark Twain on Elmira, NY: Mark Twain Memorial and Grave - Woodlawn Cemetery

Mark Twain Memorial & Grave

Woodlawn Cemetery

Elmira, NY

N 42° 06.379 W 076° 49.528

Short Description: 

Author Samuel Clemens who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain is buried in a family plot Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY.

Long Description:

Mark Twain is one of America's most famous authors. notable works include such classics as: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Innocents Abroad, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Prince and the Pauper and his first story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.

In 1870, Samuel Clemens married Elmira resident Olivia Langdon. He would return to Elmira during the summer to live at Quarry Farm, the home of Olivia's sister, Susan Crane. While in Elmira he maintained a personal study on the campus of Elmira College where he wrote perhaps his most influential book, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

In 1909, Mark Twain predicted:

"I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I don't go out with Halley's Comet. The Almighty has said, no doubt: 'Now here are these two unaccountable freaks; they came in together, they must go out together".

He died of a heart attack on April 21, 1910, one day after the comet's closest approach to Earth. His remains were interred in with the rest of his family in Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira, NY. A 12' high monument marks the family plot. Twelve feet is the nautical depth mariners call mark twain. The monument has a relief image of Mark Twain and his son-in-law, Russian pianist, conductor and composer Ossip Gabrilowitsch.

The memorial is inscribed:

DEATH IS THE STARLIT STRIP

BETWEEN THE COMPANIONSHIP

OF YESTERDAY AND THE REUNION

OF TOMORROW.

TO THE LOVING MEMORY OF

MY FATHER AND MY HUSBAND

C.C.G

(Clara Clemens Gabrilowitsch)

His headstone is inscribed:

SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS

-MARK TWAIN-

NOV. 30, 1835 - APR. 21, 1910

Mark Twain in Elmira, NY: Olivia Langdon Clemens - Elmira College

Olivia Langdon Clemens

Elmira College

Elmira, NY

N 42° 05.833 W 076° 48.770

Short Description: 

A statue of Olivia Langdon Clemens the wife of author , novelist, and humorist Mark Twain is located on the campus of Elmira College east of Park Place in Elmira, NY.

Long Description:

A life size bronze statue of Olivia Langdon Clemens, a member of the Elmira College class of 1864, is a gift to Elmira College from the Class of 2008. The statue was created by Gary Weisman. Olivia Langdon . Clemens is wearing an elaborate and historically accurate period outfit with ruffled blouse with puffed out sleeves and a skin-tight waistcoat around her 20' corseted waist which billows out at the lower sides. She stands on a 5' high square stone base with her right hand by her side and her left hand hand extended toward the nearby statue of her husband, Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known as Mark Twain.

The ornate square stone base has relief images of her home in Elmira, the Mark Twain study on the campus of Elmira College, and the following inscriptions:

OLIVIA

LANGDON

CLEMENS

CLASS OF 1864

WIFE OF

MARK TWAIN

and

GIFT OF

THE 

CLASS OF

2008

In 1870, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, married an Elmira resident and Elmira College graduate Olivia Langdon. They lived in Hartford, CT and spent many summers with Olivia's sister, Susan Crane, at her mansion at Quarry Farm in Elmira where Twain wrote major portions of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), A Tramp Abroad (1880), The Prince and the Pauper (1881), Life on the Mississippi (1883), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889), and several shorter works. During this time Olivia, called Livy, served as his editor, adviser, and travelling companion.

Together they had four children. After travelling around the world on tour with her husband they, for reasons of health, moved to Italy where Livy died in Florence in 1904 at 58 years of age. She is buried in a family plot near her husband in Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira, NY.

Mark Twain in Elmira, NY: Mark Twain Monument - Elmira College

Mark Twain Monument

Elmira College

Elmira, NY

N 42° 05.875 W 076° 48.842

Short Description: 

A monument honoring author, novelist, and humorist Mark Twain is located on the campus of Elmira College east of Park Place in Elmira, NY.

Long Description:

A 6' high bronze statue of Mark Twain stands with his legs slightly apart on an 6' high four tiered octagonal concrete base. Mark Twain is wearing a three piece suit and a bow-tie. He has his right hand in his right trouser pocket and cradles a book at waist level in his right hand and forearm. The statue was created by Gary Weisman of Roseville, PA and was a gift to the Elmira College by the class of 1934.

The uppermost tier is inscribed on the front face:

MARK TWAIN

Beloved Husband of

Olivia Langdon Clemens

Class of 1864

The lower three tiers have the names of books written by Mark Twain:

Roughing It

Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Prince and the Pauper

A Tramp Abroad - Life on the Mississippi - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

The back of the top tier on the base is inscribed:

Gift 

of the Class 

of

1934

Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens who was born in Florida, MO on November 30, 1835. Early in life his family moved to Hannibal, MO on the Mississippi River. His experiences with the people of the river inspired his most famous characters and novels - Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.

In 1870, Samuel Clemens married an Elmira resident and Elmira College graduate Olivia Langdon. They lived in Hartford, CT and spent many summers with Olivia's sister, Susan Crane, at her mansion at Quarry Farm in Elmira where he wrote major portions of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), A Tramp Abroad (1880), The Prince and the Pauper (1881), Life on the Mississippi (1883), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889), and several shorter works.

Mark Twain in Elmira, NY: Mark Twain Study

Mark Twain Study

Elmira, NY

N 42° 05.874 W 076° 48.839

Short Description:

The Mark Twain Study is located on the campus of Elmira College at  One Park Place in Elmira, NY.

Long Description:

Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, married an Elmira resident Olivia Langdon. They spent many summers with Olivia's sister, Susan Crane, at her mansion at Quarry Farm in Elmira. In 1874, Susan and Theodore Crane gave this study to Samuel Clemens as a gift. The one-room octagonal building, equipped with a fireplace, was placed about 100 yards from the main house at Quarry Farm.

Here Mark Twain wrote major portions of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Life on the Mississippi, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Prince and the Pauper, A Tramp Abroad, and several shorter works. In 1952, the Mark Twain Study was moved from Quarry Farm to the Elmira College campus where it is staffed by student docents and open to the public. The study is was designated Literary Landmark in 1998. A bronze plaque in the study is inscribed:

LITERARY LANDMARK REGISTER

MARK TWAIN STUDY

AT ELMIRA COLLEGE

The study in which

Mark Twain

wrote ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

and many other classics

is a designated Literary Landmark

by Friends of Libraries U.S.A.

1998

The Mark Twain Study is open:
May 1st to Labor Day:
Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
(Closed Sunday and Monday and for Elmira College holidays)

After Labor Day until October 15th:
Saturdays 9:30 - 4:30