E. T. Barnum Double Jail Cell
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brwhiz
N 34° 53.280 W 117° 01.409
11S E 497854 N 3860623
This Retired Prison is on display at the Mojave River Valley Museum located at 270 E Virginia Way in Barstow, California.
Waymark Code: WMHX7R
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2013
Views: 5
This double jail cell, manufactured by E.T. Barnum in Detroit, Michigan, would have been housed inside a building to protect prisoners from the elements. Occasionally, when all that was required was to hold a miscreant for a few hours, the cells would stand on the own with no enclosing building.
Address:
270 E Virginia Way
Barstow, California
92311
Open to the public: Yes
Hours:
24/7/365
Fees?:
None
Web link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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