Taking the Lead

Historical marker location:

700 Clark Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on South 8th Street (Old U.S. 66) south of Spruce Street, on the right when traveling north.)

August 31, 1926. Greatest Moments

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.