The National Jail - Tishomingo, OK
N 34° 14.298 W 096° 40.778
14S E 713702 N 3791014
An interpretive sign near the old well site on the grounds of the Chickasaw Capitol Building provides some photos and a little background of the jail and jailer's home that were once here.
Waymark Code: WMYFY7
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2018
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The insets show:
- A photo of the jail -- at left, note the barred window -- and the jailer's house, with a few of the locals posing. Note the rooster and the young lady in the doorway of the house.
- The original location of the jail and the jailer's house, behind the Capitol Building, closer to today's W 8th St.
...followed by:
Duties of the National Jailor [sic]
* Take into custody and house offenders found guilty of crimes against the Chickasaw Nation.
* Perform duties incumbent on the sheriff or constable.
* Reside in sight of jail in order to feed all prisoners, provide them with water three times a day, and keep jail clean.
* Responsible for keeping keys to the Capitol and preventing anyone from entering during vacation term, except those permitted by law.
* Required to clean Capitol before and after legislative meetings, district court hearings, elections, and religious services.
* Oversee inmate work projects around Capitol.
* Responsible for all furniture and any other items belonging in the Capitol and accountable for any lost, stolen, or damaged items.
* Responsible for any furniture purchased for prisoners while in jail and accountable for any lost, stolen or damaged property.
Built in the 1890's, the National Jail and jailor's [sic] home (shown in photograph below) were located north of the Capitol Well. Although the Chickasaw Constitution established a National Jail in 1857, it is unclear where prisoners were held prior to construction of this facility.
The jailor [sic] did not carry out the sentence, that responsibility was left to a sheriff or constable. Punishment could mean anything from lashes to a sentence of death. Lashes were delivered at the whipping tree that was believed to be located in this area. Hangings took place on a gallows located in close proximity to the jail.
County: Johnston
Record Address::
411 W 9th St
Tishomingo, OK USA
73460
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Sponsor (Who put it there): Chickasaw Historical Society
Web site if available: Not listed
Date Erected: Not listed
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