The Hole

The Hole (HMD48)

Location: Anderson, SC 29621 Anderson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 32.267', W 82° 40.65'

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This structure is called a "sweatbox" and was commonly used throughout the United States as a government-recommended method of disciplining prisoners during the mid-1900s. It was very much despised and feared by the prisoners, who referred to it as "the hole." This sweatbox is located on the site of the camp used to house prisoners of African-American descent. The camp for the white prisoners was located across the street where the Civil Center now stands. This sweatbox is the one that was used to discipline black prisoners. It is identical to the one used to punish white prisoners at their camp. That structure, along with most of the rest of the county stockade buildings, was destroyed to make way for the Anderson County Civil Center in 1990.
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HM NumberHMD48
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Year Placed1999
Placed ByAnderson County Council and Anderson County Museum Commission
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 12:56pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 346061 N 3823064
Decimal Degrees34.53778333, -82.67750000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 32.267', W 82° 40.65'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 32' 16.02" N, 82° 40' 39.00" W
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Area Code(s)864
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 306-312 Old Country Farm Cir, Anderson SC 29621, US
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