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This 132 year old structure is listed on The National Register of Historic Places and was featured as "one of the best 500 places to visit in the US."
The prison at Joliet provided the prototype for the West Virginia Penitentiary. It was an imposing stone structure fashioned in the castellated Gothic architectural style (adorned with turrets and battlements, like a castle).
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Location:
818 Jefferson Avenue, Moundsville West Virginia 26041
Telephone
304-845-6200 Fax 304-843-4146
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