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Sing Sing and the river it named
1826
Ossining, New York
Original uploader was Brett Weinstein (Nrbelex) at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Convicts quarried the marble and built their own prison on the Hudson, under a silent system where speaking was punished with the lash. Being sent up the river means this specific river. Six hundred and fourteen people were executed in its electric chair, including Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: documented spot
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