Are Trees and Lawns Enough?

Historical marker location:

5595 Grand Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on Grand Drive, 0.1 miles west of Cricket Drive, on the right when traveling west.)

History Underfoot: 1911 - 1915

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.