Cherokee Cave

Historical marker location:

904 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Cherokee Street and DeMenil Place, on the right when traveling east on Cherokee Street.)

Marker installed: 2007

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.