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Eastern State Penitentiary sign in front of prison #182210455
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Eastern State Penitentiary sign explaining history in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. National Historic Landmark. Original prison built 1822-1836 on a radial plan by John Haviland. Linking solitude with moral and vocational instruction, it exemplified the Pennsylvania System of penology and became a model for over 300 prisons worldwide. Closed 1971.
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