West Virginia Penitentiary
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
MOUNDSVILLE, WV - Well, I took my time getting my ass out the door this morning so I had to choose which of the Moundsville attractions I would see once I got there at a quarter to 3 in the afternoon. I figured I’d do the West Virginia Penitentiary (WVP), it would most likely be the longer of the tours I would take so it would make the trip down a bit more worthwhile than it would be otherwise. Plus, I figured I’d have plenty of photo ops.
The outside of the prison is quite impressive. It’s one of those HUGE gothic style prisons that looks like it’s part castle and part fortress. But I guess since it’s a prison that would make sense.
