The Urbanization of a Watershed

Historical marker location:

500 DeBaliviere Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on DeBaliviere Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

Changing the course of the River des Peres. St. Vincent Greenway

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.