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  1. West Virginia Penitentiary - Wikipedia

    • The West Virginia Penitentiary, located in Moundsville, West Virginia is now a withdrawn and retired gothic-style prison that operated from 1866 to 1995. The site is now being maintained as a tourist attraction, museum, training facility, and filming location. 展开

    Design

    The Penitentiary's design is similar to the facility at the 1858 state prison in Joliet, Illinois, with its castellated Gothic, stone structure, complete with turrets and battlements, except it is scaled down to half the size. The ori… 展开

    History

    In 1863, West Virginia seceded from Virginia at the height of the American Civil War. Consequently, the new state had a shortage of various public institutions, including prisons. From 1863 to 1866, Governor展开

     
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  2. Inmates at Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.

  3. Martin Luther Brown, Warden, Moundsville Penitentiary Records

  4. The West Virginia State Penitentiary - ohiocountylibrary.org

  5. The West Virginia Penitentiary’s cruel and unusual history

    2021年3月18日 · The former West Virginia Penitentiary is now known for its spooky looks and ghost tours, but its history of violence, riots and escapes is equally as haunting. The gothic-style penitentiary sits in the most unexpected …

  6. Moundsville's Infamous Prisoner #45512: Red Snyder

    2014年10月6日 · The West Virginia State Penitentiary at Moundsville is often credited as being one of the most haunted locations in the United States...and possibly the world. With well over 100 years worth of the most violent …

  7. W.Va. Penitentiary at Moundsville focus of strange history

    2022年7月31日 · The former West Virginia State Penitentiary at Moundsville, West Virginia, in Marshall County, was a castellated gothic-style prison in operation from 1876 until 1995. It is now a tourist attraction popular with …

  8. Violent History Of Moundsville Penitentiary - The …

    2018年5月14日 · Moundsville prison has been listed as one of the most violent, haunted prisons according to the US Department of Justice. The prison was usually the last stop for murders, rapists, and thieves since it was the worst of …

  9. West Virginia Penitentiary, 1930 Index of Prisoners, Surnames A – C