Carbon County Jail
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Carbon County Jail, December 2007
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| Location | 128 Broadway Street, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 4.9 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1869-1870 |
| Architect | Haviland, Edward; Bowman,Henry |
| NRHP Reference # | 74001764[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1974 |
The Carbon County Jail is a historic jail located at Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. The jail was built in 1869-1870 and is a two-story, fortress-like rusticated stone building. It has thick, massive walls and a square, one-story guard turret above the main entrance. It features arched windows on the main facade and on the turret. The building is most notable as the jail where a number of suspected "Molly Maguires" were imprisoned while awaiting trial in 1875-1876.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 1974.[1] It is located in the Old Mauch Chunk Historic District.
The building is now operated as the Old Jail Museum. In one cell, there is a handprint left by Alexander Campbell, a "Molly Maguire" who was hanged in 1877, to proclaim his innocence. Legend has it that despite many attempts to remove it, including building a new wall, the mark still remains today.[3]
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