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Blue plaque № 29448

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Eastern State Penitentiary. 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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