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West Virginia Penitentiary

decommissioned prison in Moundsville, West Virginia, U.S.
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West Virginia Penitentiary

Summary

West Virginia Penitentiary is a Q115300914[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (386 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • West Virginia Penitentiary is located in Moundsville[3].
  • West Virginia Penitentiary is in the country of United States[4].
  • West Virginia Penitentiary's instance of is recorded as Q115300914[5].
  • West Virginia Penitentiary's instance of is recorded as historic district[6].
  • West Virginia Penitentiary's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival[7].
  • West Virginia Penitentiary's Commons category is recorded as West Virginia State Penitentiary[8].
  • 1876 marks the founding of West Virginia Penitentiary[9].
  • West Virginia Penitentiary's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.91649, 'lon': -80.742368}[10].
  • West Virginia Penitentiary's official website is recorded as http://www.wvpentours.com[11].
  • West Virginia Penitentiary's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[12].
  • West Virginia Penitentiary's date of official opening is recorded as 1874[13].

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Founding

1876 marks the founding of West Virginia Penitentiary[9].

Why It Matters

West Virginia Penitentiary ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (386 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Moundsville
    Instance of → Q115300914, historic district
    Country → —
    Heritage designation → National Register of Historic Places listed place
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/vaznica-zapadna-virgina/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User "
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