Portsmouth Naval Prison is a former U.S. Navy and Marine Corps prison on the grounds of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) in Kittery, Maine. The building has the appearance of a …

6 days ago · Secrets breed rumors and no seacoast spot is more enigmatic than the towering cement prison at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Shuttered now for 40 years, it is off-limits to …

Digging into its past, the prison’s history is nowhere near as dark as people say it is. More than that, the building’s foundations have their own story to tell, one that predates the prison, …

Jan 17, 2025 · Just across the Piscataqua River and Prescott Park sits the eerie and abandoned Portsmouth Naval Prison. The towering structure is castle-like in its architecture and has been …

- The reinforced concrete, castle-like naval prison was occupied from 1908 until 1974. "Alcatraz of the East," as it was known, was modeled after Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay. Like the …

Home Welcome! Here you can find dates of upcoming talks, prison history, and ways to help with preservation efforts. Want to visit the prison? The Castle

Description: 330 prints and negatives covering the history of the prison from 1898 to 1974. Oversize prints of 34 prison Commanding Officers, primarily US Marines.

Jan 6, 2023 · The 264,308-square-foot Portsmouth Naval Prison, dubbed “The Alcatraz of the East,” was decommissioned by the Navy and vacated in 1974 due to operating costs.

Portsmouth Naval Prison is a former U.S. Navy and Marine Corps prison on the grounds of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) in Kittery, Maine. The building has the appearance of a castle.

Jun 15, 2025 · Portsmouth Naval Prison is a former U.S. Navy and Marine Corps prison on the grounds of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) in Kittery, Maine. The building has the …