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=== Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Hannibal is located at the intersection of Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36 and 61, approximately 100 miles (160 km) northwest of St. Louis. According to the 2010 U.S. Census the population was 17,606. The Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area is composed of Marion and Ralls Counties. ===

=== Hannibal it is next to the Mississippi River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.1 square miles (39.1 km²), of which, 14.6 square miles (37.8 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²) of it (3.12%) is water. ===

ts origin goes back to Spanish land grants, which gave rise to much litigation.
=== 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. The town of South Hannibal was annexed to it in 1843. ===

The entire cave complex is privately owned by the Coleberd family, descendants of Judge Cameron.
=== t includes Mark Twain and Cameron caves, a campground, gift shop/visitors center, candle shop and winery. Other available activities include // The Life and Times of Mark Twain //, a one-man stage performance that covers various highlights, and the humor of, the famed authors life from a first-person perspective. One of the newest additions to the cave complex is Sticks & Stones, an interactive gem shop where children and adults can sluice for semi-precious stones, much like Twain did in his brief gold panning career. === === The caves continue to provide entertainment and education for thousands of visitors each year. Perhaps the most notable visitor, save Twain himself, was U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who toured Mark Twain Cave with his family in 1979. ===

=== ** Hannibal school was founded in 1896.The current building was erected in 1932.The athletic teams are named the "pirates" and play in the North Central Missouri Conference of the Missouri State High School Sports Association. ** ===


 * === ** James Carroll ** ===
 * === ** Mark Twain (Samuel Clements) Author ** ===


 * === ** Tom Sawyer ** ===
 * === ** Joe Hardy ** ===
 * === ** Sherman T. Potter ** ===


 * === ** RIVERVIEW PARK ** ===
 * === MARK TWAIN MEMORIAL LIGHTHOUSE  ===
 * === MARK TWAIN BOYHOOD HOME& MUSEUM PROPERTIES  ===
 * === MARK TWAIN MISSISSIPPI RIVERBOAT  ===

River Missisipi
=== The ** Mississippi River ** is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, it rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for 2,530 miles (4,070 km) to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31 U.S. states between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains and even reaches into southern Canada. The Mississippi ranks fourth longest and tenth largest among the world's rivers. ===