Lorton Reformatory
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The Lorton Reformatory was a prison built for the District of Columbia located in nearby Lorton, Virginia in southern Fairfax County. The prison was ordered built in 1909 by President Theodore Roosevelt and was considered a progressive institution for its day. It became know in its later years, however, as an outdated and badly overcrowded facility, before finally closing in the late 1990's.
The reformatory had its own railroad, the Lorton and Occoquan Railroad that operated from 1911 to 1977.
Lorton Reformatory also hosted Nike missile site W-64.
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