Historical Marker
Charles Castello
Historical marker location:
1040 Rue St. Francois, Florissant, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of Rue Saint Francois and Brown Street, on the right when traveling west on Rue Saint Francois.)
Marker installed: 2008
22 May 1839 - 11 December 1893.
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.