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Ohio State Reformatory
Ohio State Reformatory is a museum in Mansfield, OH, part of the Ohio Amish Country guide. Cost: under $25.
100 Reformatory Rd · Mansfield, OH
Why you should go…
Built between 1886 and 1910 and closed as a working prison in 1990, this Gothic and Victorian style reformatory in Mansfield is preserved as a museum by the Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society. Self-guided and guided history tours move through the cell blocks and warden's quarters. The site is widely known as the primary filming location for The Shawshank Redemption.
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