Bicentennial Park

Historical marker location:

18 W Pearce Blvd, Wentzville, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of West Pearce Boulevard and Blumhoff Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Pearce Boulevard.)

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.