The Connor Hotel

Historical marker location:

302 S Main St, Joplin, Missouri

( Marker is on South Main Street (Missouri Route 43) south of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2001

U.S. Route 66 - Will Rogers Highway. Chicago to Los Angeles.

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.