State Lot

Historical marker location:

1022 E McCarty St, Jefferson City, Missouri

( Marker can be reached from East McCarty Street, 0.1 miles west of Locust Street, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1994

The infamous outlaw Jesse James was born in Clay County, Missouri, in 1847. He later became known for his bank and train robberies and was killed by a member of his own gang in 1882.