2301 Cherokee

Historical marker location:

2301 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Indiana Avenue and Cherokee Street, on the right when traveling south on Indiana Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2007

German Butcher. Cherokee-Lemp Historic District

The infamous outlaw Jesse James was born in Clay County, Missouri, in 1847. He later became known for his bank and train robberies and was killed by a member of his own gang in 1882.