Hannibal, Missouri: Huck Finn Freedom Center
Mark Twain's character of Jim in his "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was inspired by real life Hannibal resident Daniel Quaries. This African-American history exhibit about Quaries and Twain opened in 2014.
- Address:
- 509 N. 3rd St., Hannibal, MO
- Directions:
- In the 1-story stone building next to the Hannibal Visitors Center.
- Hours:
- May 30-Oct. F-Sa 11-5, Su 1-5. Call. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 217-617-1507
- Admission:
- Free.
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This is a small but informative museum about the African American experience in and around Hannibal, and the history of the man believed to be the inspiration for the enslaved "Jim" in the book Huckleberry Finn.
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