Visited the West Virginia Penitentiary today

[iamwiz82]

What a cool place

More photos here: http://imgur.com/gallery/OKJju

The creep-factor of this place is off the charts. The tour guide was very informative, though there were so many places we couldn't see- the hole, the warden's quarters, execution chamber, etc.

 

[Doppel]

Would like to go there! To visit.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Very neat.

 

[OlafSicky]

Good place to survive the zombie apocalypse

 

[RossMAN]

Ninja Rock was pretty cool.

 

[T9D]

I'd imagine you'll be looking at the floor a lot. Be honest what's his name?

 

[iamwiz82]

Ninja Rock was pretty cool.

3 of the four TMNTs were painted, they never got around to finishing the painting before they closed the prison.

 

[NetWareHead]

Conjugal visit?

 

[Sho'Nuff]

:thumbsup: Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

 

[MadScientist]

We lived in New Martinsville, WV, about 25 miles south of Moundsville where the prison is located. It was a good place to take visiting relatives. It's just a few miles south of Wheeling and I-70.

OP,
Do they still have "Old Sparky", the electric chair, on display?

http://www.wvpentours.com/

Just across the street from the prison is the Grave Creek Indian Burial Mound and museum. http://www.wvculture.org/museum/GraveCreekmod.html

If you have time also check out the Marx Toy Museum in Moundsville. Marx operated a large toy factory in Glen Dale, WV, just north of Moundsville. http://www.marxtoymuseum.com/index.htm

 

[ViviTheMage]

sweeet, is it still active?

 

[MadScientist]

sweeet, is it still active?

It was closed in 1995. When the city of Moundsville decided to open it for tours some of the former prison guards were hired as tour guides.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_State_Penitentiary

 

[JTsyo]

3 of the four TMNTs were painted, they never got around to finishing the painting before they closed the prison.

sweeet, is it still active?

😛

 

[iamwiz82]

We lived in New Martinsville, WV, about 25 miles south of Moundsville where the prison is located. It was a good place to take visiting relatives. It's just a few miles south of Wheeling and I-70.

OP,
Do they still have "Old Sparky", the electric chair, on display?

http://www.wvpentours.com/

Just across the street from the prison is the Grave Creek Indian Burial Mound and museum. http://www.wvculture.org/museum/GraveCreekmod.html

If you have time also check out the Marx Toy Museum in Moundsville. Marx operated a large toy factory in Glen Dale, WV, just north of Moundsville. http://www.marxtoymuseum.com/index.htm

I'm working in New Martinsville as we speak 😉.

The chair is still there, in the lobby. Including the original mask, shackles, etc.

I wanted to check out the Mound but it was closed by the time I was done w/ the prison.