Tom Mix Jail - Dewey, OK
Posted by: 
linkys
N 36° 47.979 W 095° 56.404
15S E 237687 N 4076680
Now it is just a battered concrete relic of Dewey's past.
Waymark Code: WMF0FR
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2012
Views: 3
It's behind the water tower, just north of the fire station, and barely visible from the street. In 1912, before Tom Mix became a huge silent movie star. he was the Dewey Town Marshal.
It was in this former jail that he housed those he arrested. The concrete walls still stand, or mostly stand. The iron bars are still visible. The weeds are grown up around it and trashed dumped nearby, but it remains a bit of small town history and lore.
Address:
801 N. Cherokee
Dewey, Oklahoma USA
Open to the public: Yes
Fees?:
None
Hours: Not listed
Web link: Not listed
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