Mark Twain was one of America’s great authors and humorists. His best-known novels are The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but his work includes nonfiction, magazine articles, monographs, and commentaries that provide interesting insight into the American story.
Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Clemens. He visited Wheeling on Jan. 10, 1872, speaking at Washington Hall. His favorite cigar was the Marsh Wheeling toby. Twain is portrayed by Doug Riley, sponsored by West Virginia Humanities Council History Alive!
