Old Newgate Prison:

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The first state prison in America. Originally a copper mine, it was later turned into a prison for serious criminals, housing many Tories and Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. Many of the cells were actually underground, in the old copper mine. It is now a National Historic Landmark


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