Anamosa Penitentiary

by Steve Wendl and Richard Snavely

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738577790
• ISBN13: 9780738577791
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"