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Hannibal, Missouri: Tom Sawyer's Fence

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Address:
Hill St., Hannibal, MO
Directions:
Downtown, on the north side of Hill St. (which is now a pedestrian mall), between US Hwy 36 and N. Main St. Behind the Mark Twain Dinette.
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Tom Sawyer's Fence

Enjoy doing other people's work for free? Today it's called "crowdsourcing." Mark Twain's character Tom Sawyer tricked townspeople into painting a fence much like this photo op behind the Mark Twain Dinette.

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The Fence.

Tom Sawyer's Fence

Must-see when in Hannibal! So much history. Loved walking around in the footsteps of Tom and Huck!

[ShutterGirl, 02/15/2018]

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