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The Wyoming Frontier Prison is the original state penitentiary, open from 1901-1981 (not to be confused with the Territorial Prison located in Laramie, East of Rawlins via I-80...
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"This prison is well worth the trip. It is not cleaned up at all, it still smells bad and looks like when they quit using it - which adds to the eerie experience! This is not a "fancy" museum by any means, but does give a true sense of a territorial prison. It might not be appropriate for young kids...."
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"Rawlins doesn't have too many restaurants, but this is a good one to get some pub type food at. They also host parties. Can't comment on the golf, but they do have a club pro for lessons, etc."
"Upon arriving, found out we had missed the tour by 15 minutes and had to wait 45 minutes for the next tour. So, we hung out and had a soda. A very nice calm and peaceful area. It was nice to relax after a day of driving in the heat of August. A nice young man gave the tour. He had just started ..."there this summer, but said he went on tour after tour after tour to learn all he could about the prison before he started giving tours himself, and it showed – he was great. This prison had a raw natural look and feel about it. While the Wyoming Territorial Prison in Laramie was restored to appear as it had when actually in use, this prison was left as it was when it closed. It had a much more “real” feel about. He told stories about how some fights and uprisings had happened. We got to sit in the gas chamber where executions actually took place – same chair and everything. We really enjoyed seeing the various types of cells in the different areas of the prison. The wings built on the...
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