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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Heritage Farm Museum And Village Huntington, West Virginia |
Tour the entire village to get a glimpse of a craftsman at work in the Blacksmith shop |
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Mordecai Historic Park Raleigh, North Carolina |
While at Mordecai, visitors can tour other historic structures which have been moved to |
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Old Florida Museum St. Augustine, Florida |
What better way to compare one period of Florida history with another than through the |
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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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Ah Tah Thi Ki Museum Big Cypress Indian Reservation, Florida |
The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on Big Cyrpess Reservation explore |
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Mount Calvert Historical And Archaeological Park Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
Mount Calvert's rich archaeological and historical resources represent over 8,000 years |
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Sotterley Plantation Hollywood, Maryland |
The oldest remaining Tidewater plantation, Sotterley is now a National Historic Landmar |
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Clarke County Historical Museum Grove Hill, Alabama |
Housed in the historic Alston-Cobb house, the Clar |
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St. Clement's Island Potomac River Museum Colton's Point, Maryland |
This museum overlooks and focuses on the history of St. |
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Riversdale House Museum Riverdale Park, Maryland |
This beautifully restored 19th century estate, which offers tours to the public, was ho |
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Archibald Smith Plantation Home Roswell, Georgia |
For over 150 years, the Smith’s Plantation Home has stood the test of time as The Civil |
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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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B&O Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station Ellicott City, Maryland |
The oldest standing railroad station in the United States houses this museum in histori |
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House In The Horseshoe Sanford, North Carolina |
During the American Revolution, groups of citizen-soldiers called Whigs or revolutionis |
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Carnton Plantation And Battlefield Franklin, Tennessee |
Carnton was built in 1826 by |
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Belmont Mansion Nashville, Tennessee |
The moving spirit of Belmont Mansion was Adelicia Hayes Franklin Acklen Cheatham. |
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Poplar Grove Plantation Wilmington, North Carolina |
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Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Little Rock, Arkansas |
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program is devoted to getting the citizens of Arkans |
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Beauvoir: The Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library Biloxi, Mississippi |
The house was built by James Brown, a wealthy plantation owner from Madison County, Mis |
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Morven Museum & Garden Princeton, New Jersey |
For more than 200 years Morven has played a role in the history of New Jersey and the n |
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Pebble Hill Plantation Thomasville, Georgia |
The Main House was built in the 1930s in a Georgian and Greek Revival Architectural str |