On July 1; 1895; under the direction of warden James French; the first federal prison was born. That same year; St. Louis architects Eames and Young went to work drawing up plans for an institution that would house the most notorious offenders in the nation�s history. At sunrise on March 1; 1897; 300 inmates and 30 guards marched three miles to the construction site located on the southwest corner of the military reservation. From sunup to sundown seven days a week in the hot Kansas summer to the harsh prairie winters; inmates labored building their new home. Leavenworth�s rich history as a gateway to the Old West is second to none. Name a famous figure such as George Armstrong Custer; John Joseph Pershing; Dwight D. Eisenhower; or Colin Powell. They have all graced the streets of this historic community. Equally pick a name of the most notorious criminals. George �Machine Gun� Kelly; Robert F. Stroud; Frank Nash; Frank �the Enforcer� Nitti; and George �Buggs� Moran�they all stopped by to �spend time in Leavenworth.�
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