Old Newgate Prison
East Granby, Connecticut • Hartford County
East Granby, Connecticut • Hartford County
Old Newgate Prison in East Granby, Connecticut, is the nation's first state prison, repurposed from a copper mine. Its stark stone walls and subterranean cells represent a unique and grim chapter in American penal history.
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