State Prison for Women
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Established, 1947, by an act of the legislature as a state prison for women. A program of rehabilitation is provided in vocational and crafts training. This property was the famous Pence Springs Resort Hotel of the early 1900s.
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John "Buttermilk" W. Neely, Sr. (1780-1865) & Delilah Sweeney Neely (1784-1851) settled here in 1822 on 3,000 acres and reared 10 children.
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Named for its founder.
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