Английская Википедия:Carbon County Jail
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The Carbon County Jail is a historic jail located in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
History
The jail was built in 1869–1870 by Harry Bowman (under architect Edward Haviland) and is a two-story, fortress-like rusticated stone building. It has thick, massive walls and a square, one-story guard turret above the main entrance. It features arched windows on the main facade and on the turret. There is a basement which was used for solitary confinement until 1980. The building is most notable as the jail where a number of suspected "Molly Maguires" were imprisoned while awaiting trial in 1875–1876 and subsequently hanged.[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 1974.[2] It is located in the Old Mauch Chunk Historic District.
On January 23, 1995, following the completion and opening of the new $8.2 million Carbon County Correctional Facility in Nesquehoning, the prisoners were transferred out of the jail to the new facility.[3]
Museum
When the county put the jail up for sale in the fall of 1994, local residents Thomas McBride and wife Betty Lou purchased the building for $160,000 with the goal of preserving the local history.[3] The building is now operated as the Old Jail Museum with seasonal tours. In cell 17, there is a handprint left by Alexander Campbell, a "Molly Maguire" who was hanged in 1877, to proclaim his innocence. Legend has it that despite many attempts to remove it, including building a new wall, the mark still remains today.[4]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
- Murder of workers in labor disputes in the United States
- Coal and Iron Police
References
External links
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