Wooden Jail - Corsicana, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 05.365 W 096° 27.858
14S E 739311 N 3553161
Powel Oil Field Jail from 1923.
Waymark Code: WM110DC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2019
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Jail is on display in Corsicana's Petroleum Industry Park. It is protected in part by a metal shed covering. It has two cells with tiny windows in the front. Estimate cells to be approximately 6x6.
After the decline of the oil boom, J.R. Ritchie preserved the jail. Upon his death, his family donated it to Corsicana for display and preservation. The plaque in front commemorates this.
Address:
416 S 12th St.
Corsicana, TX USA
75110
Open to the public: No
Hours:
Park open dawn to dusk.
Fees?:
None
Web link: Not listed
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