2215 Cherokee

Historical marker location:

2215 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on Cherokee Street east of Indiana Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2007

They Left Their Mark. Cherokee-Lemp Historic District

The University of Missouri, located in Columbia, was the first public university west of the Mississippi River. It was founded in 1839 and has a long history of academic and athletic excellence.