Tukuk-OS🔒 Allegheny County Workhouse
United States · Americas · 40.49°N, 79.87°W
The Allegheny County Workhouse was a prison that was located adjacent to the town of Blawnox, Pennsylvania. Its full name was "Allegheny County Workhouse and Inebriate Asylum". The facility was created to help alleviate the costs of housing inmates. The production of oil barrels was the major form of income from its opening until the end of the nineteenth century. The passage of repressive legislation, notably the Muehlbronner Act of 1897, would effectively end productive labor in Pennsylvania's penal facilities. The first inmates were received in 1869, and the facility closed in 1971.
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Americas |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 40.49°N, 79.87°W · view on map |
Allegheny County Workhouse is located in United States, in Americas.
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