This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Museums Attractions In Ossining

x
Filter Attractions:

Museums Attractions In Ossining

  • 1. Sing Sing Prison Museum Ossining
    Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in the village of Ossining, in the U.S. state of New York. It is located about 30 miles north of New York City on the east bank of the Hudson River. In 1970, the name was changed to the Ossining Correctional Facility, but it reverted to its original name in 1985. Sing Sing was derived from the name of a Native American tribe, Sinck Sinck , from whom the land was purchased in 1685.Sing Sing prison confines about 1,700 prisoners. There are plans to convert the original 1825 cell block into a time-specific museum.The prison property is bisected by the Metro-North Railroad's four-track Hudson Line.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Ossining Videos

Shares

x
x
x

Near By Places

Menu