Wetmore Calaboose - Wetmore Kansas
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saso_362
N 39° 37.949 W 095° 48.786
15S E 258573 N 4390749
Completed in 1883 at the cost of $263.40 including the land, this old jail served it's small community faithfully until it was retired in 1942.
Waymark Code: WM2BXA
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2007
Views: 23
Just a little bit of this towns colorful past includes stories about the City Marshall, John Rucker, who during the depression used to lock up men coming in on the rail overnight so they wouldn't get robbed...
Not long on creature comfort, there is a bit of something to be learned from the old days and old ways.
Address:
Nebraska Street
Wetmore, KS USA
66550
Open to the public: Yes
Hours:
Always open for viewing, but locked up tighter than a jail cell...
Fees?:
None
Web link: Not listed
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