🔒 Walnut Street Jail

United States · Americas · 39.95°N, 75.15°W

Walnut Street Prison was a city jail and penitentiary house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1790 to 1838. Legislation calling for establishment of the jail was passed in 1773 to relieve overcrowding in the High Street Jail; the first prisoners were admitted in 1776. It was located at Sixth and Walnut Streets, where it acquired its original name Walnut Street Jail.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	39.95°N, 75.15°W · view on map

Walnut Street Jail is located in United States, in Americas.

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