Photograph, Corrections, Wisconsin State Prison, First Prisoner Built Roadway, A-352

Prisoner Built Road

Prisoner Built Road

Name/Title

Photograph, Corrections, Wisconsin State Prison, First Prisoner Built Roadway, A-352

Description

First Prisoner Built Roadway. This road was the first road built with convict labor and by men on their honor. The roadway was built in 1914 while Rev. Daniel Woodward was warden of the Wisconsin State Prison. This Photo, donated by Harland Jeffers, is mounted onto a cardboard frame-style backerboard, and is part of the Waupun State Prison Exhibit.

Acquisition

Accession

2001.0002

Source or Donor

Waupun Historical Society

Acquisition Method

Bequest,Collected by