RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION - Genesee County

was done, but no canal ever resulted. Past & Present column. 4-14-1928Attica State Correctional Facility Prison at Attica cost $12,000,000. 1-31-1930Picture: Practically completed prison. 9-20-1930Work begins on second cell block. 9-24-1930Walter N. Thayer first warden. 4-15-1931Walter N. Thayer, warden. 5-21-1931William Hunt appointed a warden 5-21-1931John Clark of East Main St. appointed head of State Prison farm. 7-25-193160 prisoners transferred from Sing Sing bring total at Attica to 375. 9-22-1931Aerial photograph. 10-14-1931500 now at Attica with 62 here from Dannemora. 1-16-1932Picture from air. 10-8-1932First escape from Attica - from the farm. 10-19-1932Tear gas used to quell disturbance. Warden Hunt says not a riot. 12-29-1932Fourth cell block promised for this year. 2-3-1933Hundreds at work grading around prison. 5-12-1933RUTH McEVOY COLLECTIONSUBJECT TEXT DATEAttica State Correctional Facility Inspector gives facility high praise. 11-21-1934(cont) Attica crowded - needs another cell block. 1-6-1937Work on fourth cell block progressing. 11-20-1937Hunt retiring - Joseph Ryan says he is not a candidate. 3-25-1925(Did not retire then.)View from the air. 3-26-1938William Hunt not leaving - "too valuable to lose." 7-21-1938Fourth cell block ready - pictures. 9-24-1938Walter Martin, warden. 2-18-1956W. H. Wilkins new warden. 10-8-1959Dr. Walter B. Martin retires. 10-9-1959Has new attitude to prisoners - picture. Wilkins, warden. 3-16-1961Walter Wilkins, warden. 7-7-1965Vincent Mancusi new warden. 9-11-1965Prisoner escapes - road block set-up. 3-21-1968Mosley, the escapee, captured. 3-22-1968Uprising. And papers following. 9-9-1971Air picture of prison. 9-10-1971List of those killed in riot. 9-14-1971Another list. Analysis of riot. 9-15-1971Winegar on earlier Attica riots. 9-28-1971Ernest L. Montaryi is new Superintendent. 2-15-1972Picture: Interior views. 9-16-1972Start of use as medium security facility - picture - ground breaking. 3-9-1984Former Attican gets $1.1 million from Court in loss of her husband in the riot. 6-13-1984State investigating cause of riot. 7-15-1985Anniversary of riot recalled. 9-12-1986Prison sold to Urban Development Corp. 4-2-1991Anniversary of riot. 9-9-1991More discussion on riot. 9-14-1991Taxpayers suing Cuomo and Reagan for sale of Correctional Facility tobalance budget. 11-21-1992