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Huntsville Unit

Prison

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Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville or Huntsville Unit, nicknamed "Walls Unit", is a Texas state prison located in Huntsville, Texas, United States. Huntsville Unit is situated 2 miles east of Lone Oak Ranch.

Texas Prison Museum

Museum

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The Texas Prison Museum is located in Huntsville, Texas. The non-profit museum features the history of the prison system in Texas. There are many different artifacts in the museum, including an electric chair named "Old Sparky" that was formerly used from 1924 to 1964 as the primary means of execution. Texas Prison Museum is situated 1¼ miles north of Lone Oak Ranch.

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Huntsville

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Huntsville is a small city of about 45,000 residents, located in Walker County, part of the Piney Woods region of Texas. Huntsville is famous as the home of Texas hero, General Sam Houston with an enormous statue of Sam Houston next to Interstate 45, it's famous as a prison town, and is also home to Sam Houston State University.

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