The United States Penitentiary Leavenworth came into existence through an act of Congress in 1895. Inmates from the military prison at Fort Leavenworth were used in the early construction and were marched two and one-half miles to the site daily, returning each night to the prison at Fort Leavenworth. This continued until February, 1903 when the first 418 inmates to occupy the prison site were moved into what now serves as a laundry building.
In 1906, all of the federal prisoners from Fort Leavenworth were housed in the new institution and the prison at Fort Leavenworth was returned to the War Department. A milestone in the new penitentiaries' construction was reached in 1926 with the final placement of the dome overhead the rotunda - from which the penitentiary derives its famous nickname - "The Big Top."
At the front of the prison in front of the flagpole, there is a bronze plaque. The year the plaque was dedicated is the PASSWORD to claim your find. You can view the plaque by driving into the front entrance. Pull up to the stop sign and tell the guard over the speaker you want to look at the plaque in front of the flagpole. He will tell you to pull your car up to the plaque, read it and then leave. You can only take pictures from across the street.
After you have the password you can Click Here to claim your find.
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