SAGA of Fort Leavenworth Castle

This is the story of the life of the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth military prison called The Castle. This is the story of a magnificent structure built by the inmates, brick by brick—some 6.5 million of them, Who quarried the stone and built the walls surrounding the prison, of the inmate who designed the keys for the cells,…the escapee, who is still at large and who sends Christmas Cards each year……no return address! … of the great escapes, a few successful, all but one recaptured.

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300 Pictures included in the book that were selected from over 1,200 collected and scanned.

Escapes the ingenuity of the inmates desperate to seek freedom with enormous consequences when caught.

The Cross dug out of a cement wall by the fingernails of the condemned about to be marched to the gallows.

Death on the Gallows men executed all by hanging.

Rehabilitation Many left the Castle at the end of their sentence better educated and with a trade they had learned during their incarceration.

The Time Capsule there wasn’t one! Not that we found anyway. There were some items of interest found however of interest.

The Unconfirmed Stories told, wild only slightly believable, unsupported…however may be true.

Now available a narrated DVD on the history of the United States Disciplinary Barracks. 100’s of pictures showing the progress of the development of the military prison. The DVD, called From Grass to Grass, shows the 12.5 acre plot that was in prairie grass in the early 1800’s to the building of the Castle, life in the Castle, and the Castle’s ultimate demolition. Subsequently seeded back into grass. From Grass to Grass is a 30-minutes review of this historical institution being demolished.

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COMING SOON !!!