Vintondale's single cell jail - Vintondale, PA
N 40° 28.889 W 078° 55.091
17T E 676455 N 4483281
This one cell jail is no longer being used, but has been moved out of the Borough Building where it had been used.
Waymark Code: WM16H61
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2022
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This is one of two cells that were formerly inside the Borough Building. It is said to be haunted from a prisoner taking his life while locked in it. It is now located along the Ghost Town Trail, still in Vintondale.
From the website listed below:
A sign on the Ghost Town Bike Trail in Vintondale, Pennsylvania, identified the cage pictured in the above photo as “Vintondale’s Single Cell Jail.”
The sign identified Denise Dusza Weber as a Vintondale historian. The sign attributed the following story to Weber:
This cell was one of two located in Vintondale’s borough building. The local public school had located classrooms in this same building due to the school’s increased enrollment in 1912-1913. As a result, one classroom shared a wall with this jail cell. In February 1913, students in this classroom reportedly heard moaning on the other side of their shared wall. Weber noted that a miner had taken his own life in the jail cell.
Open to the public: Yes
Hours:
Dawn to Dusk
Fees?:
0.00
Web link: [Web Link]
Address: Not listed
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