Moyamensing Prison
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 55.914 W 075° 09.667
18S E 486234 N 4420211
Opened in 1835, Thomas U. Walter designed it with elements of Egyptian Revival style and following the revolutionary principle of isolated confinement.
Waymark Code: WM12EXC
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2020
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Moyamensing Prison-Opened in 1835, Thomas U. Walter designed it with elements of Egyptian Revival style and following the revolutionary principle of isolated confinement. With later additions, it could house nearly 5000 inmates - African Americans and women in separate wings. H. H. Holmes, considered Americas first serial killer, was executed here. The last hanging in Pa. took place here in 1916, soon replaced by electrocution. Closed in 1963, it was razed in 1968.
Marker Name: Moyamensing Prison
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 05/04/2011
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: E Passyunk Ave. & S 10th St., at corner of Reed, Philadelphia
Category: Prison
Website: Not listed
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