Site of the Western Penitentiary

Site of the Western Penitentiary (HM2EIN)

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N 40° 27.189', W 80° 0.59'

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Erected 1826. Razed 1880.
Where August 5, 1863 to March 18, 1864, were incarcerated 118 officers of General John H. Morgan's cavalry, C.S.A. the only Confederate prisoners of war held in Pittsburgh who had surrendered near Lisbon, Ohio, July 26, 1863.
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HM NumberHM2EIN
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Year Placed1931
Placed ByThe Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the Pittsburgh Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, February 24th, 2019 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 583959 N 4478525
Decimal Degrees40.45315000, -80.00983333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 27.189', W 80° 0.59'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 27' 11.34" N, 80° 0' 35.4" W
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