A recent fascinating article in Hidden City recently shed light on the history of Moyamensing Prison, which once stood at the corner of 11th and Passyunk where the Acme now stands. Built between 1832 ...

On the morning of May 7, 1896, thousands of people gathered outside the high stone walls of the old Moyamensing Prison in South Philadelphia to await the hanging. Herman Webster Mudgett, better known ...

The notorious American serial killer Herman Webster Mudgett aka H.H. Holmes was executed in Moyamensing Prison on May 7, 1896. Although several sources said that his kill count exceeded 130, and in ...

It was a spectacle few people had the opportunity to witness on May 7, 1896, but that didn't stop them of gathering outside the Moyamensing Prison at 13th Street and Passyunk Avenue. "Thousands of ...

Passmore Williamson was born Feb. 23, 1822, into a Chester County Quaker family, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Pyle Williamson. On July 27, 1855, Williamson was committed to Moyamensing Prison, ...

Progress is being made to transform a long-vacant lot on the northeast corner of Moyamensing Avenue and Moore Street in Pennsport into a gated community featuring 15 townhomes — each with their own ...

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