Walsh Plaza

Historical marker location:

3605 Laclede Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker can be reached from Laclede Avenue west of North Grand Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1992

Dedicated in Grateful memory to Edward J. Walsh, Jr.. 1909-1991

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.