Nathan Boone

Historical marker location:

1868 Hwy F, Defiance, Missouri

( Memorial can be reached from State Highway F, 0.1 miles south of Boone Ridge Trail, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2017

Born: March 2, 1781. Died at Ash Grove, MO October 26, 1856.

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.