- facebook.com easternstatepen/Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous prison in the world, but stands...
- throughjuliaslens.com eastern-state-penitentiary/If you haven’t heard of Eastern State Penitentiary, it’s a prison that was opened in 1829 and used all the way up to 1971, and at the time of its creation, it was a...
- legendsofamerica.com eastern-state-penitentiary-…Due to overcrowding, the Eastern State Penitentiary eliminated the Pennsylvania System of isolation and penitence in 1913.
- allthatsinteresting.com eastern-state-penitentiaryWhen the Eastern State Penitentiary opened in 1829, it proved to be a marvel of design.
- atlasobscura.com places/eastern-state-penitentiaryEastern State was to be the world’s first “penitentiary.”
- unknownworld.co.uk eastern-state-penitentiary/Designed by John Haviland and opened on October 25, 1829, Eastern State is considered to be the world’s first true penitentiary.
- travel.usnews.com Philadelphia_PA/Things_To_Do/…While tickets are free for kids age 6 and younger, the Eastern State Penitentiary is not recommended for children younger than 7.
- thoughtcatalog.com jeremy-london/2018/09/eastern-…In operation from 1829 to 1971, Eastern State Penitentiary in North Philadelphia hosted thousands of prisoners.
- uncoveringpa.com eastern-state-penitentiaryWhen it opened in 1829, Eastern State Penitentiary was one of the most progressive prisons in the country.
- yallwentwhere.com eastern-state-penitentiary/Eastern State Penitentiary shut down in 1971, having abandoned solitary confinement nearly 100 years earlier—as much because it was too expensive as...