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Eastern State Penitentiary
URL: http://www.easternstate.org/

Description:
Website for this U.S. National Historic Landmark in Philadelphia that was a former state prison (1829-1970). Features a virtual tour, photos, timeline, list of famous inmates (such as Al Capone), and a condensed and a voluminous history. Also includes details about events such as the annual Bastille Day reenactment (with information about how to dress as a revolutionary or an aristocrat), and the Halloween haunted house.

LII Topics: Crime, Philadelphia (Pa.), Prisons, U.S. History By Place

Publisher:
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc.

Extra Keywords
terror behind the walls

LII Database Information:
Record 26375 created by Maria Brandt on 06/24/2008
Last modification on 06/24/2008
Published: 07/10/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26375

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