Old New-Gate Prison. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the photo: The Old New-Gate Prison is located at 115 Newgate Road in East Granby, Connecticut (Hartford County). The Old New-Gate Prison, the first State Prison in America, was used from 1773 until 1827. It was constructed on the site of a copper mine that was used previously from 1705 until sometime in the 1750's. It was one of the first commercial mines in the British Colonies. Today the site is used as a park and museum. The first prisoner at New-Gate Prison was John Hinson, who was sent there on December 22, 1773 for the crime of burglary.
The Old New-Gate Prison was declared a National Historic Landmark in the 1970's, and it is now owned and operated by the State of Connecticut. Conditions at New-Gate Prison weren't very nice...perhaps that is why there are now ghost stories associated with it. For more information about the Old New-Gate Prison, please visit the official site. Where do you want to go? Clyde Public Library. Eastern State Penitentiary. Eastern State Penitentiary is located at 2124 Fairmount Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eastern State Penitentiary was designed by John Haviland, and was constructed between 1822-1836 on farmland outside the city of Philadelphia. The prison was opened in 1829. It became one of the most famous prisons in the world, and approximately 300 other prisons all around the world were constructed based on its design. Eastern State was different than other prisons in its day. Instead of horrible living conditions and corporal punishment, the founders of this prison used solitary confinement in an attempt to reform the criminals into leading a better life.
Solitary confinement encouraged the prisoners to reflect on their life. The cells in the prison were very nice. Over the years, many people started to question the effectiveness of solitary confinement to reform criminals. Eastern State Penitentiary housed some famous criminals over the years. Sentence form from 1919. Junction City Prison. The Junction City Prison was demolished in Spring 2005. I visited the Junction City Prison with the Ohio Exploration Society on March 15, 2003. I ended up taking fifty-one pictures, so instead of listing all of them in one big dropdown list I broke them into sections. Click on the following links to view the photos: The Junction City Prison was built in 1908 as a brick plant. Even though the prisoners with good behavior were sent here, they weren't always on their best behavior. In 1928 there was a fire at the prison. In 1970 an educational/rehab building was added.
In 1978 the film Brubaker was filmed at the Junction City Prison. In the early 1990's a pizza place used this building. I haven't heard many stories about the prison being haunted, just abandoned. That's not to say that there haven't been some people who experienced strange, paranormal encounters there. In January 2004 I received the following e-mail from Jessie, a website visitor. Pancake Chapel. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the photo: The Pancake Chapel, also known as the Pancake Schoolhouse, is located on Selsor Moon Road in London, Ohio.
The chapel is no longer used as a church; a farmer is now using it as a storage building. There is a small cemetery behind the chapel that I want to visit. I planned to visit it on this trip, however the farmer had cattle in the field around it so I decided to wait. The Pancake Chapel is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of several children who were killed there during an Indian raid. Today people claim to see strange lights floating around the chapel late at night. Some even claim to hear the children crying and screaming.
In December 2008, I received an e-mail from Tony Adams with an observation regarding one of my photos: I was looking at the pictures from the Pancake Chapel. Fore more information and photos, please click here to visit Forgotten Ohio's Selsor Moon Schoolhouse page. Where do you want to go? Saint Louis Cathedral. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the picture: Saint Louis Cathedral is located on Chartres Street within the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saint Louis Cathedral is supposedly haunted by a priest named Pere Dagobert. On October 24, 1769 five French rebel leaders (who were also members of Saint Louis parish) were shot by a Spanish firing squad. A sixth Franch man was also killed on this day during a fight with the Spanish.
Today on people claim to hear the beautiful tenor voice of Pere Dagobert singing the Kyrie on rainy mornings before the sun comes up. Where do you want to go? Salem Jail. West Virginia Penitentiary. On July 10, 2004 I attended the M.A.J.D.A ghost hunt/camp-out at the historic, haunted West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, WV. I must say, this is one of the coolest places I've EVER visited...I liked it so much that I attended more ghost hunts there on June 4, 2005 and June 17, 2006. Like always, I took way too many photos, so I have divided them into the following sections: You may notice that some of the photos are lopsided or really dark: this is because the prison was extremely dark and I couldn't see what I was taking photos of...I basically just had to point and shoot!
I think some of them turned out pretty good though. A brief history of the building: Construction of the former West Virginia Penitentiary was started in 1866, just three years after West Virginia seceded from Virginia. The first building constructed at the penitentiary was the Wagon Gate. In 1876, the first phase of the penitentiary construction was finished. In February 1982 Crain vs. Roseville Prison. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the photo: The Roseville Prison is located off OH-93 in Roseville, Ohio. It is on private property, and the owners keep a close watch on it. If you really want to see it, please be respectful and just drive by. You can see plenty from the road. The Roseville Prison is no longer active, and it is owned by a private individual.
It was a satellite prison of the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio. The Roseville Prison is supposedly haunted. In October 2006 I received an e-mail from Kyle M. regarding his experiences at the prison: This past summer, me and a good friend of mine, Gordy, went to the prison at night. In November 2007 I received an e-mail from Marte regarding the Roseville Prison: My grandpa was a warden there in the 1960's. In November 2008 I received an e-mail from Donnie regarding the Roseville Prison: In January 2009 I received an e-mail from Curtis regarding the Roseville Prison: I was over there last weekend. Dunker Church. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the picture: The Dunker Church is part of the Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland.
It's right off MD-65. Dunker Church was built in 1852 on land donatated by Samuel Mumma. Many of the church's members are buried at the nearby Mumma Cemetery, also part of the Mumma farm. The church was officially dedicated in 1853. Dunker Church played an important role in the Battle of Antietam in 1862. In the early 1900's, a new church was built in town and the old one was no longer used. In 1951 the Washington County Historical Society purchased the property and donated it to he National Park Service. Some claim the Dunker Church is haunted. For more information, visit the National Park Service - Dunker Church page. Where do you want to go?