Eastern State Penitentiary, Pennsylvania Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
Explore the history of Eastern State Penitentiary in Pennsylvania through this timeline game. Test your knowledge and see if you can place events in their correct chronological order!
- Learn about the construction of Eastern State Penitentiary in 1821
- Discover the implementation of the separate system of solitary confinement in 1829
- Explore the infamous escape of inmate Willie Sutton in 1945 (if applicable)
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- 1829: Eastern State Penitentiary opens as the first penitentiary in the United States
- 1836: Construction of Eastern State Penitentiary is completed
- 1829: Eastern State Penitentiary receives its first inmate
- 1842: Charles Dickens visits Eastern State Penitentiary and writes about the system of isolation and rehabilitation
- 1829: Eastern State Penitentiary implements the separate system of incarceration
- 1829: The Pennsylvania System is implemented at Eastern State Penitentiary, emphasizing solitary confinement and rehabilitation
- 1850s: Eastern State Penitentiary becomes overcrowded and starts to decline in effectiveness
- 1830s: Eastern State Penitentiary introduces a striped uniform for prisoners
- 1929: Al Capone is incarcerated at Eastern State Penitentiary for 8 months
- 1971: Eastern State Penitentiary closes its doors as a functioning prison
- 1965: Eastern State Penitentiary is designated a National Historic Landmark
- 1994: Eastern State Penitentiary reopens as a museum and historic site
- 1991: Eastern State Penitentiary hosts its first Halloween haunted house attraction
- 2008: The prison's synagogue is restored and reopens for tours
- 1988: Eastern State Penitentiary launches a preservation campaign to restore the crumbling structure
- 2011: The prison's operating room is restored and opened to the public
- 1990s-2000s: Eastern State Penitentiary is featured in various films and television shows, including '12 Monkeys' and 'Ghost Adventures'
- 2017: The prison's hospital wing is restored and opened for tours
- 2029: Eastern State Penitentiary celebrates its 200th anniversary
- 2023: The prison's guard tower is restored and opened for tours