Holmesburg Prison

Holmesburg Prison, given the nickname "The Terrordome," was a prison operated by the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Department of Prisons from 1896 to 1995.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holmesburg Junction station and Frankford Avenue Bridge.

Railway station
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is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in , Pennsylvania. Located at Rhawn and Decatur Streets in the neighborhood of , it serves the Trenton Line. is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Holmesburg Prison.

Bridge
Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.
The , also known as the Pennypack Creek Bridge, the Pennypack Bridge, the Holmesburg Bridge, and the King's Highway Bridge, erected in 1697 in the section of , in the U.S. state of , is the oldest surviving roadway bridge in the United States. is situated 2,400 feet north of Holmesburg Prison.

Church
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is situated 3,200 feet north of Holmesburg Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holmesburg and Upper Holmesburg.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the section of , , United States. It began as a village within Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania, and was named in honor of Surveyor General of Pennsylvania Thomas Holme, a cartographer who devised the street plan for central Philadelphia.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in , , United States. It is located along the and , from Frankford Avenue to Willits Road.

Neighborhood
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is a working class neighborhood in lower , , United States, centered on the intersection of Cottman and Frankford Avenues.

Holmesburg Prison

Latitude
40.03712° or 40° 2′ 14″ north
Longitude
-75.0188° or 75° 1′ 8″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
87G62XPJ+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 531477295
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
5193957
Wiki­data ID
Q5883671
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Serbian—“Holmesburg Prison” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “杭斯伯格州立監獄”
  • Chinese: “荷莫斯堡監獄”
  • Dutch: “Holmesburg Prison”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن هولمسبورج”
  • Persian: “زندان هولمزبرگ”
  • Serbian: “Затвор Холмсбург”

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