Historical Marker
330 North Main
Historical marker location:
330 North Main Street, St. Charles, Missouri
( Marker is on North Main Street south of Adams Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2010
Demokrat Building 1889-1916 Light & Power Office 1916-1925. 1893 J. H. Bode.
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.