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Irving Block prison

Tennessee, United States

The Irving Block prison was a wartime prison in Memphis, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. Notorious for its cruel and unsanitary living conditions, it was also known as the "Bastille" of Memphis.

Prison data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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