Prison in Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield State Prison |
Location | Wethersfield, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°43′12″N 72°39′31″W / 41.72000°N 72.65861°W / 41.72000; -72.65861 |
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Status | Closed |
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Capacity | 788 |
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Opened | 21 October 1827 |
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Closed | November, 1963 |
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Managed by | Connecticut State Prison |
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Director |
- 1827-1837 Moses C. Pilsbury
- 1837-1844 Amos Pilsbury
- 1844-1850 Elisha Johnson
- 1850-1851 Leonard R. Welles
- 1851-1852 Elisha Johnson
- 1852-1854 Leonard R. Welles
- 1854-1857 William Willard
- 1857-1862 N. Daniel Webster
- 1862-1870 William Willard
- 1870-1874 A. J. Botelle
- 1874-1879 E. B. Hewes
- 1879-1885 August Sargent
- 1885-1893 S. Chamberlain
- 1893-1899 Jabez L. Woodbridge
- 1899-1911 Albert Garvin
- 1911-1918 Ward A. Garner
- 1918-1920 Charles C. McClaughry
- 1920-1929 Henry K. W. Scott
- 1929-1934 Charles S. Reed
- 1934-1954 Ralph H. Walker
- 1954-1956 George A. Cummings
- 1956-1957 Frederick G. Reincke
- 1957-1961 Mark S. Richmond
- 1961-1963 Frederick G. Reincke
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Wethersfield State Prison was the second state prison in the state of Connecticut. Used between 1827 and 1963, it was later demolished and the site turned into a park on the banks of the Connecticut River.