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Re NYC locations, get in touch with me if you're in town. My website
www.marktwainsnewyork.com may also be useful.


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On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 9:12 PM, Kevin Mac Donnell <
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> There are several:
>
> Florida MO. The birthplace cabin on display just up the road may not be his
> actual birthplace cabin and very little of the material (roof, door,
> windows, sides, etc.) are from the period of his birth, but they have his
> carriage, some furniture, a typescript of Tom Sawyer, etc.  A short drive
> from Hannibal and well worth the visit.
>
> Redding CT. His last home, Stormfield, is privately owned and the original
> structure (except for the basement and some balustrades) was destroyed by
> fire in the 1920s; the structure there now is from the 1930s. The Mark
> Twain
> Library in town is the original building Twain had built (now attached to
> the new library building) and houses some great books and artifacts. Well
> worth the visit.
>
> Virginia City NV. I think the building that housed the Territorial
> Enterprise in Twain's day was destroyed by fire in 1875. I don't think the
> museum that is there now is on the same site.
>
> 21 5th Ave, NYC. Twain's home was torn down in the 1950s. A fellow who
> subscribes to this list give tours of Twain sites in NYC.
>
> Elmira, NY. The Langdon family home was torn down in the 1950s, but Quarry
> Farm survives just a few minutes away. It is generally not open to the
> public, but you can drive by. You might try calling ahead to the Center for
> Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College. They have great materials housed at
> their library in the Trippe Center on campus, and Twain's original Quarry
> Farm study is preserved on campus and often open.
>
> This should get you started.
>
> Kevin
> @
> Mac Donnell Rare Books
> 9307 Glenlake Drive
> Austin TX 78730
> 512-345-4139
> Member: ABAA, ILAB
> *************************
> You may browse our books at:
> www.macdonnellrarebooks.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leslie Rosenbaum
> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2016 5:26 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Twain sites in the U.S.
>
> Hello all!
>
> Can anyone direct me to a source for MT travel? I am interested in =
> visiting extant sites in the United States associated with him. What =
> remains other than the buildings in Hartford & Hannibal?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Les Rosenbaum
> (Not a scholar, but born on a November 30 in Connecticut. That must =
> count for something since the arrangements were unpredictable).=
>

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