Frankie Muse Freeman

Historical marker location:

6138 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on Delmar Boulevard west of Rosedale Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2015

Born November 24, 1916

The Missouri State Penitentiary, located in Jefferson City, was once the oldest operating prison west of the Mississippi River. It opened in 1836 and closed in 2004.