Texas Prison Museum
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.Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Huntsville Unit and Sam Houston Memorial Museum.
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 1,300 feet east of Texas Prison Museum.
Sam Houston Memorial Museum
Museum
Sam Houston Memorial Museum is situated 2,700 feet south of Texas Prison Museum.
Bowers Stadium
Stadium
Elliott T. Bowers Stadium is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Huntsville, Texas. The stadium has been home to the Sam Houston State University Sam Houston Bearkats football team since 1986. Bowers Stadium is situated 1 mile southeast of Texas Prison Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huntsville.
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.
Texas Prison Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: Prison museum in Huntsville, Texas
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Walker, Texas, United States, North America
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