disaster in mansfield ohio

davepi2 · Aug 3, 2011

A recent storm has caused a disaster in Mansfield, Ohio. The Shawshank Redemption tree has had a large brance crack and fall off do the storm. A really sad day for all lovers of this great movie.

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texson66 · Aug 3, 2011

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Fred Wilson · Aug 3, 2011

Graft! America needs more Graft!

rkline56 · Aug 3, 2011

Mansfield is a special place for me. My Grand Uncle Richard Max Kline, a WWII Seabee who shipped over to the Pacific on the USS Bootes with the 36th NCB (still checking on this) and went into Okinawa (this we know for sure) on Day 1, lived there. After the war he went to work for the Ohio State Correctional system at the Mansfield Reformatory. It is considered to be haunted these days and tours are given regularly.

My Uncle was a good man and I often wonder what went through his mind patrolling those cell blocks (some of them 6 tiers high) and how his memories of WWII molded with the prison surroundings. He was a good old farm boy outta Glenmont, Ohio. Do not blink or you miss this village in Amish Country. I have a picture of him with all of his brothers. Probably one of my most treasured gifts. Thanks for all of your service Max. RIP. We miss you buddy.

A bit of knowledge about Mansfield:

Wikipedia The facility was built between 1886 and 1910. The original architect for the design was Levi T. Scofield from Cleveland[SUP][2][/SUP], although the creation and construction of the entire building was entrusted to F.F. Schnitzer, whose name also appears on the cornerstone, and is recorded as Superintendent in documents found in the cornerstone.[SUP][3][/SUP] Schnitzer was presented with a silver double inkwell by the governor of the state in a lavish ceremony to thank him for his services. Although the architecture is often described as Germanic castle architecture, it is actually mostly Romanesque The Reformatory remained in full operation until December 1990 when it was closed via federal court order (i.e., the Boyd Consent Decree). Most of the grounds and support buildings, including the outer wall, have been demolished since the closing. In 1995, the "Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society" was formed. They have turned the prison into a museum and conduct tours to help fund grounds rehabilitation projects and currently work to stabilize the buildings against further deterioration.[SUP][4][/SUP]
The East Cell Block remains the largest free standing steel cell block in the world at six tiers high.
From 1935 until 1959 Arthur Lewis Glattke was the Superintendent. Initially a political appointment following Glattke's work on the Martin Davey campaign, by all accounts Glattke was respected by professionals and inmates alike. He implemented many reforms such as piped in radio music in the cell blocks. Glattke's wife, Helen Bauer Glattke, died of pneumonia three days following an accident in November 1950 where a handgun discharged when she was reaching into a jewelry box in the family's quarters. Glattke died following a heart attack suffered in his office on February 10, 1959.

Over 200 people died at the OSR, including a few guards who were killed during escape attempts.
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