THE GREEN TREE HOTEL 167 



Five great states, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan 

 and Wisconsin must look back to Clark's victories at 

 Kaskaskia and Vincennes for their titles. No American 

 of his day had such influence over the Indians. They 

 both feared and trusted him. He could punish them or 

 treat with them when others failed. They had great 

 respect for the "big chief of the long knives." 



This statue represents him as looking out over the 

 bay and across the river and into the great west that was 

 explored later by his brother William and Merri- 

 wether Lewis to be added to the Union as "the Louisi- 

 ana purchase." 



MARK twain: Close to the edge of the high bluff 

 and about four hundred yards above the Wabash Rail- 

 way bridge stands an heroic statue of Mark Twain in 

 Riverview park, Hannibal, Missouri. 



The inscription tells us that it was erected by the state 

 of Missouri in 1913. 



This fine statue in Mark's boyhood hometown is in 

 plain view of passing steamers. 



At the head of Main street in Hannibal where it runs 

 up against the same bluff are beautiful bronze statues 

 of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, recently pre- 

 sented to the city (May 27, 1926) by Mr. and Mrs. 

 George A. Mahan and their son, Dulany Mahan. 



I know of no other monument erected to purely liter- 

 ary characters. 



The old home of Mark Twain is only three blocks 

 away, and is kept open to the public. 



Mark Twain was a humorist and a pilot. He was not 

 a prophet; hence he was honored in his own country. 



ELIJAH P. LOVEJOY: The most pretentious monument 

 along the river is the Lovejoy memorial in Alton, Illi- 

 nois. This granite column ninety-three feet in height. 



