1892 Calaboose - Cameron, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 30° 50.968 W 096° 58.563
14R E 693540 N 3414671
Across the street from the Milam County Jail Museum is an old wood jail. It was moved here is 1998.
Waymark Code: WMYC6Q
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2018
Views: 2
Milam County Historical Commission
The calaboose is 20 feet long, 10 feet
wide, and 12 feet high. Thick wooden walls
are formed by the placement of 2x4 inch
timbers flat on top of each other. The
floor is of similar construction. The 2x4s
are placed edgewise forming a four inch
wall. There is a door at each end and two
windows, one on each side of the building
in each cell. The windows have two sets of
iron bars - a rounded set of 12 that is
built into the facing. And a flat set of 9
attached on the inside. To keep out the
rain and also to help keep prisoners in,
wooden shutters were put on the outside.
There are iron bars on each shutter which
serve as a lock.
Address:
233 E Main St.
Cameron, TX Usa
76520
Open to the public: No
Hours:
No specific hours
Fees?:
None
Web link: [Web Link]
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