195 Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine
Ben Franklin's World17 Heinä 2018

195 Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine

In 1705 a group of colonists in Simsbury, Connecticut founded a copper mine, which the Connecticut General Assembly purchased and turned into a prison in 1773. How did an old copper mine function as a prison? Morgan Bengel, a Museum Assistant at the Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine, a Connecticut State Historic Site, helps us investigate both the history of early American mining and the history of early American prisons by taking us on a tour of the Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine in East Granby, Connecticut. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/195 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute Susan Sleeper-Smith, Indigenous Prosperity and American Conquest (Listener-Only 40-Percent Discount Code 01BFW) Complementary Episodes Episode 079: James Horn, What is a Historical Source? (Colonial Jamestown) Episode 080: Jen Manion, Liberty’s Prisoners: Prisons and Prison Life in Early America Episode 123: Revolutionary Allegiances Episode 170: Wendy Warren: New England Bound: Slavery in Early New England Episode 181: Virginia DeJohn Anderson: The Martyr and the Traitor: Nathan Hale and Moses Dunbar Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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