The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of ... the highlight for many is American gangster Al Capone's cell. Bear in mind that this attraction may not be appropriate for younger children ...

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Art museum’s ‘Head to Toe’ exhibit shines light on African and Asian lives, through wearable art The PMA’s new exhibit features wearable art […] ...

The Pennsylvania System came up with the idea of solitary confinement. The goal was to have prisoners contemplate their ...

The Pennsylvania legislature designated the eastern hemlock the official state tree on June 22, 1931.This tree thrives in cool, moist sites. It occupies steep north- or east-facing slopes in ...

May 1, 1824 — Eastern State Hospital is the oldest mental health facility west of the Allegheny Mountains, and the second-oldest public psychiatric facility in the country. From the end of the ...

Two felons held at Eastern State Hospital — one of whom is believed to be armed and dangerous — escaped from the facility outside Williamsburg, touching off a search by law enforcement.

Central operated at Howard’s Grove as an asylum for mentally ill Black people, including those transferred from Eastern, until the state opened a new hospital in 1885 on the former Mayfield ...