Pettis County Courthouse Memorial

Historical marker location:

415 South Ohio Avenue, Sedalia, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Ohio Avenue (Missouri Route 750) and 5th Street, on the left when traveling south on Ohio Avenue.)

1885 - 1920.

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.