Historical Marker
American Jazz Museum
Historical marker location:
1616 East 18th Street, Kansas City, Missouri
( Marker can be reached from Vine Street north of 18th Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2012
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.