Ohio State Penitentiary   Save
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Description: The is an aerial view of the Ohio State Penitentiary. The Penitentiary was built in 1834 and was in use until 1963. The site was used for the capital punishment in Ohio, first by hanging and from 1897 to 1963 by electrocution. In 1955 a total of 5,235 prisoners were held there. The site was sold to the City of Columbus in 1995. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07605
Subjects: Ohio History; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio); Prisons--Ohio; Aerial views
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)