
Jackson County Marshal's House And Jail Museum - Independence, Missouri
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BruceS
N 39° 05.603 W 094° 24.932
15S E 377585 N 4328093
Historical marker for former jail now museum in Independence, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMBN0N
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2011
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Text of marker:
Jackson County Marshal's
House and Jail Museum
Built in 1859, these buildings served as United States Provost Marshal's headquarters during the Civil War. Frank James, outlaw, and William C. Quantrill, border war guerrilla, were jailed here. In use until 1933.