Historical Marker
Sedalia's Rag Tag Train
Historical marker location:
600 East 3rd Street, Sedalia, Missouri
( Marker is on 3rd Street east of Thompson Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2004
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.