Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Eastern State Penitentiary

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 19, 2022

1. Eastern State Penitentiary Marker

Inscription.

Eastern State Penitentiary. . , Inmate B-2975. Fourteen-year-old Edgar Gordon, sentenced in 1905 to one year and six months at Eastern State Penitentiary for attempted rape. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, gift of the Scheerer Family., Inmate B-3368. Frank Keuding, a 24-year-old engineer sentenced to 12 years for burglary in 1906. Keuding died at Eastern State Penitentiary in 1912 from tuberculosis. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, gift of the Scheerer Family., Inmate A-8527. Lee Gum You, one of the few Chinese inmates at Eastern State. Received in February 1896 with a Life sentence for murder, he was paroled in 1908. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site., Inmate B-2675. After setting fire to the straw mattress in her jail cell in Scranton, PA for unknown reasons, Delia Gilmore was sent to Eastern State Penitentiary in 1905. Her original crime is unknown. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, gift of the Scheerer Family., Inmate in a cell with two beds, c. 1897. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, from Warden Cassidy on Prisons and Convicts., Rear view of Administration Building, c. 1927. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, from The Annual Report of the Eastern State Penitentiary, for the Year Ending May 31, 1927., Engraving of Eastern State Penitentiary's façade, c. 1840. Image: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site., Center guard tower from alleyway, c. 1960. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site., Four guards outside original front door, c. 1937. The second guard from the left is Sergeant Elwood T. Cannon; to his right is Jim McGregor. The two guards on the ends are unknown. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site., Inmates in Cellblock 7, c. 1970. Photo: courtesy of Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.

Inmate B-2975. Fourteen-year-old Edgar Gordon, sentenced in 1905 to one year and six months at Eastern State Penitentiary for attempted rape. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, gift of the Scheerer Family.

Inmate B-3368. Frank Keuding, a 24-year-old engineer sentenced to 12 years for burglary in 1906. Keuding died at Eastern State Penitentiary in 1912 from tuberculosis. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, gift of the Scheerer Family.

Inmate A-8527. Lee Gum You, one of the few Chinese inmates at Eastern State. Received in February 1896 with a Life sentence for murder, he was paroled in 1908. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site.

Inmate B-2675. After setting fire to the straw mattress in her jail cell in Scranton, PA for unknown reasons, Delia Gilmore was sent to Eastern State Penitentiary in 1905. Her original crime is unknown. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, gift of the Scheerer Family.

Inmate in a cell with two beds, c. 1897. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, from Warden Cassidy on Prisons and Convicts.

Rear view of Administration Building, c. 1927. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary

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Historic Site, from The Annual Report of the Eastern State Penitentiary, for the Year Ending May 31, 1927.

Engraving of Eastern State Penitentiary's façade, c. 1840. Image: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site.

Center guard tower from alleyway, c. 1960. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site.

Four guards outside original front door, c. 1937. The second guard from the left is Sergeant Elwood T. Cannon; to his right is Jim McGregor. The two guards on the ends are unknown. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site.

Inmates in Cellblock 7, c. 1970. Photo: courtesy of Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.

Erected by Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Asian Americans • Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1896.

Location. 39° 58.052′ N, 75° 10.335′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Eastern State Penitentiary. Marker can be reached from Fairmount Avenue east of North 22nd Street, on the left when traveling

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 19, 2022

2. Eastern State Penitentiary Marker

east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2027 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia PA 19130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Born at "E.S.P." (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Eastern State Penitentiary (within shouting distance of this marker); Eastern State Penitentiary Terrace Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Eastern State Penitentiary (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Eastern State Penitentiary (within shouting distance of this marker); Restored Bocce Court (within shouting distance of this marker); Punishment Area: Cellblock 13 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Synagogue (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.