Philadelphia's Terror Behind the Walls
The Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, which was conceived shortly after the American Revolution and opened in 1829, was meant not to simply punish criminals, but encourage them to engage in spiritual reflection so that they would become genuinely penitent (thus the new word, penitentiary). Through the years this notion that all criminals are capable of redemption was gradually abandoned and more standard prison practices were added, including Cell Block 15 (Death Row) for prisoners awaiting their final punishment. The prison finally closed in 1971.
As early as the 1940s, officers and inmates began to report mysterious visions and eerie experiences in the prison. And the ghost sightings have only increased in recent years (and have been well documented in countless TV shows, books, and magazines). It makes perfect sense then, that the prison has become the setting for one of the most dramatic haunted houses in the area. Do you really want to be scared this Halloween? Then don't miss Terror Behind the Walls, the series of haunted happenings within this former prison!
As early as the 1940s, officers and inmates began to report mysterious visions and eerie experiences in the prison. And the ghost sightings have only increased in recent years (and have been well documented in countless TV shows, books, and magazines). It makes perfect sense then, that the prison has become the setting for one of the most dramatic haunted houses in the area. Do you really want to be scared this Halloween? Then don't miss Terror Behind the Walls, the series of haunted happenings within this former prison!
posted by Insider Travel Guides at 12:18 PM
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Awesome narration about a great pratice of encouraging criminals to become gentlemen.
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