Columbia in Boone County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
James Shannon L.L.D.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012
1. James Shannon L.L.D. Marker
James Shannon L.L.D.
Born in Monaghan Co. Ireland
April 23, 1799
Died
Feb. 23, 1859
Second President, University of Missouri,
Columbia, Mo. 1850-1856
Co-Founder of Christian College 1851
(Now Columbia College), Columbia, Mo.
Co-Founder of Christian University 1853, and
First President (Now Culver-Stockton College)
Canton, Mo.
The Christian Philanthropist and Teacher
has gone to receive the Crown of the Faithful
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is April 2008.
Location. 38° 56.967′ N, 92° 20.245′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Missouri, in Boone County. It can be reached from East Broadway. Monument is in Columbia Cemetery, along the main avenue, about 600 feet south of the entrance gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 East Broadway, Columbia MO 65203, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Little Dixie and in the Missouri River Corridor. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George Clinton Swallow (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Desert Storm (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Columbia Cemetery
this page online
Also see . . .
1. James Shannon Papers at the University of Missouri Archives. (Submitted on September 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. James Shannon Bio. (Submitted on September 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012
2. James Shannon L.L.D. Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012
3. Frances Cary Moore Shannon Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012
4. Frances Cary Moore Shannon Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2012
5. James Shannon L.L.D. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,205 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
