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Mystery photo number twenty

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If that siding’s original, it’s pretty impressive stuff.

The building looks suspiciously new, but this is said to be the boyhood home of an American legend. Back then, of course, there were a lot fewer souvenir stores in the neighborhood.

The body of water barely visible in the background played a big role in the life of this great American. For one point, who am I talking about?

For three points — and the end of this 20-picture quiz — what notable event coincided with this person’s birth and death?

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  2. That looks like the boyhood home of Samuel Clemens ( Mark Twain) in Hannibal, Missouri. I think the event is Haley’s Comet.

  3. Yikes! Mike, you beat me by three minutes! If only I hadn’t stopped to look up the spelling of Hannibal!