What's the Value of Open Space?

Historical marker location:

5700 Lindell Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on DeBaliviere Circle west of Lagoon Drive, on the right when traveling east.)

History Underfoot: 1936

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.