Historical Marker

334 North Main

Historical marker location:
334 North Main Street, St. Charles, Missouri
( Marker is on North Main Street south of Adams Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2011

Gruenberg Saloon. 1875 • John B. Schutten.

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.