Brown County Old Log Jail
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DnRseekers
N 39° 12.471 W 086° 14.756
16S E 565104 N 4340113
Sturdy and old fashioned--the small jail is now part of the Brown County Historical Society's museum.
Waymark Code: WMCM0K
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2011
Views: 5
The Historical Society describes the jail in the following manner;
At a cost of $1500, the two-story log jail was built in 1879. Designed with two walls spaced one foot apart and one entrance consisting of three doors (one door required a key that was ten inches long). The last prisoner to be kept here was in 1919.
Address:
2 Blocks East of the Courthouse on Old School House Lane
Nashville, IN USA
47448
Open to the public: Yes
Hours:
Weekends May through October from 1:00 - 4:30. Also open on holidays.
Fees?:
.25 cents donation requested
Web link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
In order to add a new log to the waymark of this category, simply take another photo of the prison from a different angle than the other posts. Also add to the history of the jail when possible.