Pruntytown, West Virginia
Encyclopedia
Pruntytown is an unincorporated town at the junction of the Northwestern Turnpike
(U.S. Route 50
) and U.S. Route 250
in Taylor County
, West Virginia
. It is the site of the Pruntytown Correctional Center
, formerly known as the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys.
Northwestern Turnpike
The Northwestern Turnpike is a historic road in West Virginia , important for being historically one of the major roads crossing the Appalachians, financed by the Virginia Board of Public Works in the 1830s. In modern times, west of Winchester, Virginia, U.S...
(U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over from Ocean City, Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean to West Sacramento, California. Until 1972, when it was replaced by Interstate Highways west of the Sacramento area, it extended to San Francisco, near...
) and U.S. Route 250
U.S. Route 250
U.S. Route 250 is a route of the United States Numbered Highway System, and is a spur of U.S. Route 50. It currently runs for from Sandusky, Ohio to Richmond, Virginia. It passes through the states of Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. It goes through the cities of Richmond, Virginia,...
in Taylor County
Taylor County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,089 people, 6,320 households, and 4,487 families residing in the county. The population density was 93 people per square mile . There were 7,125 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. It is the site of the Pruntytown Correctional Center
Pruntytown Correctional Center
Pruntytown Correctional Center is a state prison for West Virginia, located at Pruntytown near Grafton, West Virginia, USA.The premises were previously used for a juvenile detention center known as the West Virginia Industrial Home for Boys, which closed in 1983...
, formerly known as the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys.