Jefferson Barracks

Historical marker location:

140 Grant Rd, Lemay, Missouri

( Marker is on Grant Road, 0.2 miles south of South River Road, on the right when traveling north.)

United States Military Reservation. 1826 - 1946.

The infamous outlaw Jesse James was born in Clay County, Missouri, in 1847. He later became known for his bank and train robberies and was killed by a member of his own gang in 1882.