Alton Military Prison
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alton-military-prison-194-9452208
title:
Alton Military Prison
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The Alton Military Prison was a prison located in Alton, Illinois, built in 1833 as the first state penitentiary in Illinois and closed in 1857. During the American Civil War, the prison was reopened in 1862 to accommodate the growing population of Confederate prisoners of war and ceased to be prison at the end of the war in 1865. The prison building was demolished not long after the Civil War. All that remains of the former prison site is a section of ruin wall that is maintained by the State o
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Archaeological site in Illinois, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Military_Prison
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2023-09-22T03:50:20Z
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