Old Huerfano County Jail -- Walsenburg CO - Retired Prisons on Waymarking.com

Back in the day, Walsenburg was a major mining town. Most mines shut down in the 1970s.

Today that history is preserved in the Huerfano County Mining Museum, located in the 1896 Huerfano County Jail. You can also tour the old jail - see the "prisoner" in stripes waving from the top floor?

From the museum website: (visit link)

"Huerfano County Historical Society
Walsenburg, Colorado

112 West Fifth Street
Inside the Historic Jail behind The Courthouse!

Called the "city built on coal", the town of Walsenburg is home to some of southern Colorado's richest history. The Walsenburg Mining Museum, housed in an 1896 jail, exhibits not only the stories of Huerfano County's mining camps, but memorabilia from such notable charactors as Bob Ford (famous for killing Jesse James) and labor leader Mary "Mother" Jones."

Address: 112 West Fifth St Walsenburg, CO Open to the public: Yes Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Saturday May - September Fees?: $3 Web link: Not listed

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