It is estimated that more than 300 prisons worldwide are based on the Penitentiary's wagon-wheel, or "radial" floor plan. Some of America's most notorious criminals were held in the Penitentiary's vaulted, sky-lit cells, including bank robber Willie Sutton and Al Capone. After 142 years of consecutive use, Eastern State Penitentiary was completely abandoned in 1971, and now stands, a lost world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers.
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Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia |
Located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island, the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial |
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Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Key West, Florida |
Named after 12th president Zachary Taylor, the U. S. |
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Wright’s Chance/Queen Anne’s County Historical Society Centreville, Maryland |
Dating back to the 1700s, Wright's Chance is a Colonial period plantation house. |
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The Powder Magazine Charleston, South Carolina |
Construction began on The Powder Magazine in 1712 and was completed by 1713, making it |
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Del Webb Sun Cities Museum Sun City, Arizona |
The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the p |
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Steamship Historical Society of America East Providence, Rhode Island |
THE STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA was established in 1935 as a means of bring |
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Tryon Palace New Bern, North Carolina |
Tryon Palace is a modern recreation of the original palace, which served as the royal g |
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Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens Columbia, South Carolina |
One of Columbia's oldest remaining historic houses, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was hom |
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Old Sturbridge Village Sturbridge, Massachusetts |
Old Sturbridge Village is the largest living history museum in New England, spanning o |
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Barratt's Chapel and Museum Frederica, Delaware |
Under the direction of John Wesley after the American Revolutionary War, Thomas Coke an |
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Jemez State Monument Heritage Area Jemez Springs, New Mexico |
The village of Giusewa was built in the narrow San Diego Canyon by the ancestors of the |
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Fort Cooper State Park Inverness, Florida |
Located in what is today Fort Cooper State Park, visitors can tour the fort, traverse t |
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Yellow Bluff Fort Jacksonville, Florida |
This military installation, constructed in 1862, allowed both Confederate and Union tro |
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Fort Bedford Museum Bedford, Pennsylvania |
The fort was used as the staging point for a number of successful raids during the war. |
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Andersonville National Historic Site Andersonville, Georgia |
Camp Sumter, commonly called Andersonville, was one of the largest military prisons est |
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Fort Morgan Gulf Shores, Alabama |
Completed in 1834, Fort Morgan was active during four wars — the Civil War, the Spanish |
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Pecos National Historical Park Pecos, New Mexico |
The visitor center contains exhibits (text in English and Spanish), a bookstore and a 1 |
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Kennesaw, Georgia |
It was a swelteringly hot and clear Monday, June 27, 1864, |
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Camp Moore Kentwood, Louisiana |
In May 1861, the site for the camp was selected and the troops began to arrive. |
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Fort Lee Historic Park Fort Lee, New York |
In the southern portion of the Historic Park, winding paths lead past a reconstructed b |
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River Raisin Battlefield Monroe, Michigan |
This is the site of the Battle of Frenchtown, where British and Native American forces |
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Gunston Hall Plantation Mason Neck, Virginia |
George Mason was instrumental in the framing of the United States government, but he sh |
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Davies Manor Plantation Memphis, Tennessee |
Davies Manor Plantation is a remarkably preserved historic site within an urban area. |
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Hacienda Buena Vista Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Hacienda Buena Vista, considered one of Puerto Rico's best remaining examples of a coff |
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Destrehan Plantation Destrehan, Louisiana |
Erected in 1787 by Charles Paquet, Destrehan Plantation was purchased by indigo planter |
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Historic Brattonsville McConnells, South Carolina |
Historic Brattonsville is a 775-acre historic site that includes a Revolutionary War ba |
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Milton Hershey School Hershey, Pennsylvania |
Milton Hershey School began as a dream and vision shared by chocolate magnate Milton S. |
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Fort Delaware State Park Delaware City, Delaware |
Established as a Delaware State Park in 1951, Fort Delaware State Park is on an island |
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Iowa Jewish Historical Society Des Moines, Iowa |
IJHS collects Jewish organizati |
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Allaire Village Wall Township, New Jersey |
Discover the Historic Village at Allaire and all it has to offer. |