print email comment close 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. 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