How Do We Understand the Past?

Historical marker location:

5700 Lindell Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on DeBaliviere Circle south of Lindell Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.)

History Underfoot: 1901

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.