Walnut Street Prison
WALNUT STREET PRISON
One of the nation's
first urban penal insti-
tutions, it confined
felons, prisoners of
war, Torries, and debtors
from 1775 to 1838. Ex-
tending from Walnut St
to Locust St, it was the
the site of numerous
riots. The prison was
replace by Eastern
State Penitentiary.
Submitted by Jeff F.