Ohio State Penitentiary
1834
Prison of the State of Ohio. Located in Columbus, Ohio. Wardens: L. G. Van Slyke (1858-1860), John A. Prentice (1860-1862), Nathaniel Merion (1862-1864), John A. Prentice (1864-1866).
Bibliography
History of the Ohio Penitentiary Annex and Prisoners (Columbus, OH: Ohio Penitentiary Press, 1891).
Dan J. Morgan,Historical Lights and Shadows of the Ohio Penitentiary and the Horrors of the Death Trap (Dan J. Morgan, 1893).
Citation
Ohio State Penitentiary. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32202672 (November 12, 2026).
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