Re NYC locations, get in touch with me if you're in town. My website www.marktwainsnewyork.com may also be useful. *_________________________________* *Peter Salwen /* salwen.com *114 W 86, NYC 10024 | 917-620-5371* On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 9:12 PM, Kevin Mac Donnell < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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).= >