West Virginia Penitentiary, Moundsville

Name: West Virginia Penitentiary
Address: Moundsville, United States
Telephone: +1 304-845-6200

#2 among attractions in Moundsville

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The West Virginia Penitentiary is a gothic-style prison located in Moundsville, West Virginia. Now withdrawn and retired from prison use, it operated from 1876 to 1995. Currently, the site is maintained as a tourist attraction, museum, training facility, and filming location. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1876 (148 years ago)Coordinates: 39°54'57"N, 80°44'34"W

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Moundsville United States

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+1 304-845-6200

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West Virginia Penitentiary – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grave Creek Mound, Marx Toy Museum, Bushrod Washington Price House.

~650 ftNW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Grave Creek Mound, Moundsville
4 min walk • The Grave Creek Mound in the Ohio River Valley in West Virginia is one of the largest conical-type burial mounds in the United States, now standing 62 feet high and 240 feet in diameter.
0.5 miN
39°55'24"N • 80°44'31"W
Marx Toy Museum, Moundsville
14 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
0.7 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Bushrod Washington Price House, Moundsville
18 min walk • Bushrod Washington Price House, also known as the Price-Burley House, is a historic home located at Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia. It was built about 1830, and is a five bay, "L"-shaped brick dwelling in a Greek Revival / I-house style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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Nearby attractions include Grave Creek Mound, Moundsville (4 min walk), Marx Toy Museum, Moundsville (14 min walk), Bushrod Washington Price House, Moundsville (18 min walk).