Lindenwood University
university, St. Charles, Missouri, United States
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Lindenwood University is a private university located in St. Charles, Missouri. It originated in 1827 as the first women's college west of the Mississippi River. The university is situated on bluffs overlooking the Missouri River, a site that was one of the earliest settlements in the area, founded in 1769. St. Charles itself served as Missouri's first capital from 1821 to 1826.12
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