1905 - 09 Cherokee

Historical marker location:

1909 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on Cherokee Street west of Lemp Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2007

They Chose America. Cherokee-Lemp Historic District

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.