Pendleton prison construction, August 25, 1922

Description:	Photograph of the model of the new Pendleton Prison. In 1918 a fire severely damaged the older Indiana Reformatory in Clarksville, Ind., one of the states two prisons for males. Instead of renovating the reformatory, Indiana decided to build a new prison in a more centrally located site, selecting a plot of land south of the city of Pendleton. The construction began in March 1922. The original facilities included three cell houses, a dormitory, and the administration building.
Origin:	1922-08-25
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll100/id/1685
Collection:	Clarksville Historical Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/;
Copyright:	No Copyright - United States;
Geography:	Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana, United States
Subjects:	Pendleton Correctional Facility (Pendleton, Ind.) Prisons--Indiana--Pendleton

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