2315-17 Cherokee

Historical marker location:

2317 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

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

Marker installed: 2007

The Roaring Twenties. Cherokee-Lemp Historic District

The Pony Express, a mail delivery service that operated from 1860 to 1861, had a route that went through Missouri. The service used a network of riders and relay stations to transport mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in just 10 days.