Eastern State Penitentiary
The Eastern State Penitentiary is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971.
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- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of 95 feet (29 metres)
- Opening hours:
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
January 1, December 23, and December 24: closed - Description: historic American prison
- Address: 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130
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Eastern State Penitentiary
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Latitude
39.96834° or 39° 58′ 6″ north
Longitude
-75.17268° or 75° 10′ 22″ west
Open location code
87F6XR9G+8W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = museum
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Eastern State Penitentiary” goes by many names.
Presó Estatal de l’EstCatalan
东州教养所Chinese
东州监狱Chinese
東州教養所Chinese
Eastern State PenitentiaryDutch
سجن الولايه الشرقيهEgyptian Arabic
Eastern State PenitentiaryHungarian
Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Negara Bagian TimurIndonesian
イースタン州立刑務所Japanese
Eastern State PenitentiarySwedish
Східна державна виправна колоніяUkrainian
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