Historical Marker
Patee House
Historical marker location:
1202 Penn Street, St. Joseph, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of Penn Street and 12th Street, on the right when traveling east on Penn Street.)
Marker installed: 2005
Company & Division Headquarters, Original Home Station. Apr. 3 1860 - Sep. 13, 1861.
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.