Mill Point Federal Prison Explained

Prison Name:	Mill Point Federal Prison
Location:	Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Coordinates:	38.19°N -80.2628°W
Status:	Closed
Classification:	Minimum security
Opened:	1938
Closed:	1959
Managed By:	Federal Bureau of Prisons

Mill Point Federal Prison was a minimum security United States federal prison camp located west of Mill Point in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. It was built on a plot in Monongahela National Forest adjacent to the Cranberry Glades. In operation from 1938 to 1959, all buildings were demolished after its closure.^[1]

Notable inmates

• Howard Fast, novelist^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crockett. Maureen. Mill Point Prison Camp. West Virginia Encyclopedia. West Virginia Humanities Council. September 15, 2014.
2. News: Burnsworth. Jodi. The Forgotten Prison on Kennison Mountain - Part 3 of 4. September 15, 2014. The Inter-Mountain. March 9, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140915115446/http://theintermountain.com/page/blogs.detail/display/93/The-Forgotten-Prison-on-Kennison-Mountain---Part-3-of-4.html. September 15, 2014. Elkins, West Virginia. dead.