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'''Bridewell Prison''' was a prison in [[New York City|New York]]. | '''Bridewell Prison''' was a prison in [[New York City|New York]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Bridewell Prison was | Bridewell Prison was built in 1773 when New Gaol was becoming so large that a new prison was needed. The building was finished in 1775, but rather than being used for prisoners, the British took over and used it to contain American prisoners of war. It even held the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhake:ton|Connor]] and the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Thomas Hickey]] for a brief period of time. | ||
After the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] ended and the British removed from town, the prison went back to its intended purpose of holding local criminals. | After the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] ended and the British were removed from town, the prison went back to its intended purpose of holding local criminals. | ||
The building was eventually torn down in 1838 and the parts were re-used for a new prison nicknamed "The Tombs."<ref | The building was eventually torn down in 1838 and the parts were re-used for a new prison nicknamed "The Tombs."<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' - ''[[Database entries|Animus database]]''</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 16 January 2013
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Bridewell Prison was a prison in New York.
History
Bridewell Prison was built in 1773 when New Gaol was becoming so large that a new prison was needed. The building was finished in 1775, but rather than being used for prisoners, the British took over and used it to contain American prisoners of war. It even held the Assassin Connor and the Templar Thomas Hickey for a brief period of time.
After the Revolutionary War ended and the British were removed from town, the prison went back to its intended purpose of holding local criminals.
The building was eventually torn down in 1838 and the parts were re-used for a new prison nicknamed "The Tombs."[1]
References