State Correctional Institution – Cresson
State Correctional Institution – Cresson was a medium-security, all male correctional facility, located in Cresson Township, Pennsylvania. It was situated off U.S. Route 22, about 10 miles west of Altoona along Old Route 22 in the Western part of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cresson Presbyterian Church.
Cresson Presbyterian Church
Church
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Cresson Presbyterian Church is situated 2 miles northwest of State Correctional Institution – Cresson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cassandra and Oil City.
Cassandra
Suburb
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Cassandra is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cassandra had a population of 162. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cassandra is situated 5 miles southwest of State Correctional Institution – Cresson.
Oil City
Hamlet
Oil City is an unincorporated community in east-central Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, located at the confluence of Bens Creek and the Little Conemaugh River. The bridge over Bens Creek is on the National Register of Historic Places. Oil City is situated 5 miles southwest of State Correctional Institution – Cresson.
Foot of Ten
Hamlet
Foot of Ten is a census-designated place in Allegheny and Juniata Townships in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately one mile west of the small borough Duncansville on Foot of Ten Road, and about 2.5 miles north of the even smaller borough Newry. Foot of Ten is situated 6 miles east of State Correctional Institution – Cresson.
State Correctional Institution – Cresson
- Type: Prison
- Description: correctional facility
- Category: government building
- Location: Cresson Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.44731° or 40° 26′ 50″ northLongitude
-78.56035° or 78° 33′ 37″ westElevation
2,530 feet (771 metres)Open location code
87G3CCWQ+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 482872973OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q7603143
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In Other Languages
“State Correctional Institution – Cresson” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مؤسسة اصلاحية الدوله - كريسون”
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