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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › West_Virginia_PenitentiaryWest Virginia Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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   The West Virginia Penitentiary is a gothic -style prison located in Moundsville, West Virginia. Now withdrawn and retired from prison use, it operated from 1866 to 1995. Currently, the site is maintained as a tourist attraction, museum, training facility, and filming location. [2]

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3. www.atlasobscura.com › places › west-virginia-stateWest Virginia State Penitentiary - Atlas Obscura

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   Dec 14, 2010 · Discover West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia: Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

4. www.mountaineermedia.org › blog › 5ghy4lgtbm7k2lgcuoThe West Virginia Penitentiary’s cruel and unusual history

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   Mar 18, 2021 · The former West Virginia Penitentiary is now known for its spooky looks and ghost tours, but its history of violence, riots and escapes is equally as haunting. The gothic-style penitentiary sits in the most unexpected location in Moundsville -- right in the middle of the town’s residential neighbor

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5. midatlanticdaytrips.com › 2017 › 06Behind Bars: Touring the West Virginia Penitentiary

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   Jun 6, 2017 · The West Virginia State Penitentiary is an imposing, gothic style prison located in Moundsville, WV. It operated from 1876 to 1995. Now open for tours, it stands as a monument to a bygone era, and provides ongoing testimony to man’s inhumanity to man.

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6. www.onlyinyourstate.com › experiences › westWalking Through The West Virginia State Penitentiary Is Bone ...

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   Apr 9, 2015 · One of the most famous tourist destinations in West Virginia is the West Virginia State Penitentiary. The gothic-style architecture is just amazing and the prison is supposedly haunted! I toured the prison when I was much younger and it honestly frightened me.

7. gowandering.com › places › swallow-falls-state-parkSwallow Falls State Park - Go Wandering

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   Swallow Falls State Park is on the western side of Maryland, bordering West Virginia. It features the highest free-falling waterfall in the state, Muddy Creek Falls, which is 53-feet high. Head to the day-use area to stop for a picnic lunch.

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   Where is the West Virginia State Penitentiary?

   • The West Virginia State Penitentiary is an imposing, gothic style prison located in Moundsville, WV. It operated from 1876 to 1995. Now open for tours, it stands as a monument to a bygone era, and provides ongoing testimony to man’s inhumanity to man.

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   Is the former West Virginia Penitentiary haunted?

   • The former West Virginia Penitentiary is now known for its spooky looks and ghost tours, but its history of violence, riots and escapes is equally as haunting. The gothic-style penitentiary sits in the most unexpected location in Moundsville -- right in the middle of the town’s residential neighborhoods.

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   What was the most infamous riot in West Virginia's Penitentiary?

   • January 1, 1986 was the date of the most infamous riot in the history of the penitentiary. The West Virginia Penitentiary was undergoing many changes and problems, and security had become extremely thin in all areas. Since it was a "cons" prison, most of the locks on the cells had been picked and inmates roamed the halls freely.

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   What happened at the West Virginia Penitentiary?

   • As a result of a 1981 petition filed by inmate Robert Crain, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled in 1986 that conditions at the West Virginia Penitentiary were, essentially, deplorable and resulted in cruel and unusual punishment.

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   How many people were executed by hangings in West Virginia?

   • Hangings continued until 1949, with a total of 85 men executed by this means. From 1951 to 1959 nine men were electrocuted in the chair cleverly known as “Old Sparky,” itself designed and built by an inmate. (West Virginia abolished capital punishment in 1965.)

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   Did West Virginia abolish capital punishment in 1965?

   • (West Virginia abolished capital punishment in 1965.) Next, the tour led us over the site of the old Death House (now a basketball court) to North Hall Cell Block — also nicknamed the Alamo (because so few emerged alive), through the first floor of the administration building, to the South Hall cell blocks.

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9. www.onlyinyourstate.com › experiences › westThe West Virginia Penitentiary In West Virginia Is So Scary ...

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   Oct 22, 2019 · The West Virginia Penitentiary In West Virginia Is So Scary You Have To Sign A Waiver To Enter. Explore the haunted West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, offering spine-chilling tours and events during the Halloween season.