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The Wetumpka State Penitentiary (WSP) originally known as the Alabama State Penitentiary was the first state prison established in Alabama. Built on the east bank of the Coosa River in Wetumpka Alabama it was nicknamed the Walls of Alabama or Walls. For much of its existence the prison housed both men and women in separate quarters. The historic site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8 1973.
