The First Police Station
N 41° 04.769 W 085° 08.329
16T E 656343 N 4549249
This is a sign telling the history around the Allen County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMB9H9
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2011
Views: 10
This is a historical sign outside the Allen County Courthouse. t reads as follows:
The First police Station
1863 marked the beginning of the first organized Police force in the city.The city named a captain and three patrolmen to serve from twilight to daybreak.On this site was the first police station. It contained three iron cages on the first floor devoted to the male offenders with the upper floor being reserved for the female law violators.
Fraternal Order Of Police.
Group that erected the marker: Fraternal Order Of Police.
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
715 South Calhoun
Fort Wayne, In USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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