Mill Point Federal Prison
38°11′24″N 80°15′46″W / 38.19000°N 80.26278°W / 38.19000; -80.26278Status Closed Security class Minimum security Opened 1938 Closed 1959 Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons National Recreation Areas Wilderness areas Mountains and summits Rivers and creeks Canyons and valleys Lakes and bogs Observation towers Other features
Mill Point Federal Prison was a minimum security United States federal prison camp located west of Mill Point in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. It was built on a plot in Monongahela National Forest adjacent to the Cranberry Glades. In operation from 1938 to 1959, all buildings were demolished after its closure.[1]
Notable inmates
- Howard Fast, novelist[2]
References
- ^ Crockett, Maureen. "Mill Point Prison Camp". West Virginia Encyclopedia. West Virginia Humanities Council. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ Burnsworth, Jodi (March 9, 2012). "The Forgotten Prison on Kennison Mountain - Part 3 of 4". The Inter-Mountain. Elkins, West Virginia. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
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Monongahela National Forest
- Big Draft Wilderness
- Cranberry Wilderness
- Dolly Sods Wilderness
- Laurel Fork North Wilderness
- Laurel Fork South Wilderness
- Otter Creek Wilderness
- Roaring Plains West Wilderness
- Spice Run Wilderness
- Allegheny Front
- Allegheny Mountain
- Back Allegheny Mountain
- Backbone Mountain
- Barton Knob
- Burner Mountain
- Bickle Knob
- Champe Rocks
- Cheat Mountain
- Gaudineer Knob
- Mount Porte Crayon
- North Fork Mountain
- River Knobs
- Seneca Rocks
- Shavers Mountain
- Spruce Knob
- Spruce Mountain
- Big Run
- Black Fork
- Blackwater River
- Cheat River
- Cranberry River
- Dry Fork
- Elk River
- Gauley River
- Glady Fork
- Greenbrier River
- Laurel Fork
- Seneca Creek
- South Branch Potomac River
- Shavers Fork
- Tygart Valley River
- Williams River
- Lake Sherwood
- Spruce Knob Lake
- Summit Lake
- Cranberry Glades