Month: February 2020
Wilt Chamberlain called this old jail ‘rat-infested,’ now it has landmark status
Posted by OldPrisons | Feb 5, 2020 | Magazine, Preservation
By Claudia Elliott, Old Prisons Magazine An old jail associated with the 1967 landmark U.S....
Read MorePart 1: The ‘damned old gaol’ in Wyoming Territory
Posted by OldPrisons | Feb 2, 2020 | Back Story, Magazine, USA, Wyoming
EDITOR’S NOTE: There is speculation about whether Polly Bartlett really murdered guests at the Inn...
Read MorePart 2: The ‘damned old gaol’ in Wyoming Territory
Posted by OldPrisons | Feb 2, 2020 | Back Story, Magazine, USA, Wyoming
EDITOR’S NOTE: In Part I the author shared the early history of South Pass City, Wyoming,...
Read MoreLaunching ‘Old Prisons Magazine,’ ready or not!
Posted by OldPrisons | Feb 2, 2020 | The Editor's Perspective
Heritage tourism has become one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry because it...
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