Did you know that Molly Brown was on her way to Hannibal when the Titanic sank?

August 24, 2009

Here are some more pictures of Hannibal MO. Enjoy!!!

Hannibal: Although the site of Hannibal was previously occupied by early settlers and Native American tribes, the city of Hannibal was founded by Moses Bates in 1819. Although the city initially grew slowly to a population of only 30 by 1830, access to Mississippi river and railroad transportation fueled growth to 2,020 by 1850. Hannibal had gained "city" status by 1845.

Hannibal Map

Some cool people from Hannibal:
Jake Beckley, major league baseball player
James Carroll Beckwith
Margaret Brown, passenger on the Titanic, the unsinkable Molly Brown.
Robert Coontz
Cliff Edwards, the voice of Disney's Jiminy Cricket
Harry Richard Landis, one of the last surviving World War I veterans was born near Hannibal.
George Poage
Benjamin Prentiss
Scott Sanders, Baseball player
Larry Thompson was born and raised in Hannibal, Deputy Attorney General of the United States under President George W Bush
Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens)
William P Lear inventor of car radio and Learjet

Yea, I didn't know who they all were either!!!!!

Pictures of the Big town of Hannibal, Population: Approx 17,000

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge

Tom and Huck Statue placed at the foot of Cardiff Hill and the Mark Twain Statue located in Riverview Park overlooking the Mississippi River--both in Hannibal

The Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse was constructed in 1933 and has been lit at three separate times by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President John F. Kennedy, and President Bill Clinton

The "Mark Twain"

Brian got to interview the captain and the captain even let Brian drive!!! (The Captain is much more trusting than I!! Just kidding honey!!)

Lover's leap