Old Sparky
Nickname for electric chairs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old Sparky is the nickname of the electric chairs in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Old Smokey was the nickname of the electric chairs used in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.[1] "Old Sparky" is sometimes used to refer to electric chairs in general, and not one of a specific state.