1911

Historical marker location:

815 N 5th St, St. Charles, Missouri

( Marker is on North 5th Street just north of Franklin Street, on the left when traveling north.)

815 N. Fifth. Saint Charles Commons Neighborhood Association.

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.