Historical Marker
DeKalb County Veterans Memorial
Historical marker location:
109 West Main Street, Maysville, Missouri
( Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street (Missouri Route 6) and Washington Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.)
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.