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Former Ohio Penitentiary warden home listed for $925,000
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo Finance· 12 months agoA grand E. North Broadway home that for years housed wardens of the Ohio Penitentiary has been...
Did you know there used to be a prison in the Arena District?
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNowadays, Columbus professional sports teams call the Arena District home. But in a different age, that neighborhood was no place for play. The Ohio Penitentiary rested on West Spring Street ...
On this day in history: Fire killed more than 300 inmates at Ohio Penitentiary in 1930
Dayton Daily News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 21—On April 21, 1930, the Dayton Daily News was one of the first media outlets on the scene when a massive fire broke out at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. The fire started in the early ...
Man accused of leading international drug organization from Ohio prison; 6 other Ohioans charged
WHIO via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEleven people, including seven Ohioans, were indicted for their alleged roles in international drug...
Ohio National Guard general who led response to Lucasville prison riot dies at age 87
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJames J. Hughes Jr., a former major general in the Ohio National Guard who led the response during...
North Market is oldest survivor among Columbus' public markets that date back to 1814
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoColumbus has been a market town since it began as a created city more than 200 years ago. Founded in...
Author reveals how Ohio inmates helped rebuild National Road | Book Talk
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe National Road was a triumph of construction. Also known as the Cumberland Road, it was financed...
Death row to move from Chillicothe Correctional to Ross Correctional Institution
Chillicothe Gazette via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCOLUMBUS -- The primary death row housing, which has been at the Chillicothe Correctional...
Columbus Moment in Time
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis article originally appeared on ThisWeek: Columbus Moment in Time: Ohio Penitentiary 'Halloween Riot' of 1952
Columbus area is home to thousands of unsolved mysteries. Here are a few notable cases
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThere are more than 1,000 homicides in Columbus, dating back to the 1950s that remain unsolved,...
