Anamosa Penitentiary
Title | Anamosa Penitentiary PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Snavely |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738577791 |
In 1868, with Iowa fast outgrowing its only prison in Fort Madison, state lawmakers began thinking about building a new penitentiary. Several cities around the state vied for the prestige and economic benefits the new prison would provide. Anamosa, a rapidly growing town of 2,000 in east-central Iowa, was ultimately awarded the prize, in no small measure because of its proximity to some of the largest and finest dolomite limestone deposits in the world, coveted as the perfect building material for the massive institution. From 1873 until major construction ended in 1943, inmate workers literally built walls around themselves, slowly erecting a structure from the Iowa prairie whose imposing and magnificent architecture would continue to command respect and awe even to the present day. From Wild West bad man Polk Wells and boy-murderer Wesley Elkins to heinous mass murderer John Wayne Gacy, many have passed through Anamosa's iron gates and, with the quietly dedicated men and women who managed them, have contributed to the rich tapestry of Anamosa prison history.
The Anamosa Prison Press
Title | The Anamosa Prison Press PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 1906 |
Genre | Prison periodicals |
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Report
Title | Report PDF eBook |
Author | Iowa. Auditor of State |
Publisher | |
Pages | 156 |
Release | 1879 |
Genre | Iowa |
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Biennial Report of the Board of Control of State Institutions of Iowa
Title | Biennial Report of the Board of Control of State Institutions of Iowa PDF eBook |
Author | Iowa. Board of Control of State Institutions |
Publisher | |
Pages | 750 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | Prisons |
ISBN |
Legislative Documents
Title | Legislative Documents PDF eBook |
Author | Iowa |
Publisher | |
Pages | 816 |
Release | 1874 |
Genre | Iowa |
ISBN |
Contains the reports of state departments and officials for the preceding fiscal biennium.
Proceedings of the Convention of the American Bankers' Association
Title | Proceedings of the Convention of the American Bankers' Association PDF eBook |
Author | American Bankers Association. Convention |
Publisher | |
Pages | 530 |
Release | 1902 |
Genre | Banks and banking |
ISBN |
With the constitution and by-laws and a list of the officers ; issues for 1880- also include appendices.
Biennial Report
Title | Biennial Report PDF eBook |
Author | Iowa. Board of Control of State Institutions |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1050 |
Release | 1900 |
Genre | Charities |
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