Old Newgate Prison
Old New-Gate Prison is a former prison and mine site on New-Gate Road in East Granby, Connecticut. It is now operated by the state of Connecticut as the Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine Archaeological Preserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Prison
- Description: colonial prison in Connecticut, now a historic landmark
- Also known as: “Newgate Prison” and “Old New-Gate Prison”
- Address: CT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Viets’ Tavern and Peak Mountain.
Viets’ Tavern
Building
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Viets' Tavern is an 18th-century tavern on Newgate Road, directly across the street from the Old Newgate Prison State Historical Site in East Granby, Connecticut.
Peak Mountain
Peak
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Peak Mountain, also called Copper Mountain, est. 730 feet, is a traprock mountain located in East Granby, Connecticut, 6 miles south of the Massachusetts border and 6 miles west of the Connecticut River.
East Granby Public Library
Library
East Granby Public Library is situated 1½ miles southeast of Old Newgate Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Granby Historic District and East Granby.
East Granby Historic District
Neighborhood
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The East Granby Historic District encompasses a predominantly rural and agricultural area of the town of East Granby, Connecticut. Extending northward from the town center and covering some two square miles, it includes one of the state's highest concentrations of surviving 18th and early 19th-century farmsteads, and a relatively little-altered landscape. East Granby Historic District is situated 1½ miles southeast of Old Newgate Prison.
East Granby
Town
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East Granby is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,214 at the 2020 census. East Granby is situated 1½ miles southeast of Old Newgate Prison.
Granby Center Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Granby Center Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district encompassing a portion of the village of Granby Center in Granby, Connecticut. Granby Center Historic District is situated 2½ miles west of Old Newgate Prison.
Old Newgate Prison
Latitude
41.96204° or 41° 57′ 43″ northLongitude
-72.74511° or 72° 44′ 42″ westElevation
459 feet (140 metres)Open location code
87H9X763+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 367138812OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prison
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Old Newgate Prison” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “سجن نيوچيت القديم”
- Japanese: “オールド・ニューゲート刑務所”
- Spanish: “Old Newgate Prison”
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