CBR15Bingo: Edibles (what these poor men had to eat was truly horrific, despite the tour guide trying to tell us they ate well — the explanatory board on the grounds of the prison and this book both say the men had to eat pickled pork that the guards would throw on the ground and then the prisoners would have to boil it in the water from the forge). This is a brief volume explaining the history behind the historic Newgate Prison and Copper Mine, which […]
Exploring the Newgate State Prison and Copper Mine: Connecticut’s Most Interesting Tourist Attraction
Newgate: From Copper Mine to State Prison by William G. Domonell