The jail was built in 1869–1870 by Harry Bowman (under architect Edward Haviland) 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. There is a basement which was used for solitary confinement until 1980. The building is most notable as the jail where a number of suspected "Molly Maguires" were imprisoned while awaiting trial in 1875–1876 and subsequently hanged.[2]
On January 23, 1995, following the completion and opening of the new $8.2 million Carbon County Correctional Facility in Nesquehoning, the prisoners were transferred out of the jail to the new facility.[3]
Museumedit
A typical jail cell of the time as seen in the Old Jail Museum
When the county put the jail up for sale in the fall of 1994, local residents Thomas McBride and wife Betty Lou purchased the building for $160,000 with the goal of preserving the local history.[3] The building is now operated as the Old Jail Museum with seasonal tours. In cell 17, 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.[4]
^. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on September 14, 2005. Note: This includes Sally McMurry (August 1974). 01H.pdf "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Carbon County Jail" (PDF). Retrieved October 30, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ abCall, WALT ROLAND, The Morning (February 2, 1995). "OLD JAIL MAY HOUSE MOLLY LORE JIM THORPE BUSINESSMAN PURCHASES FORMER CARBON PRISON". mcall.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^O'Donnell, Matt (June 1, 2007). . An Action News Special Report. ABC News. Archived from the original on August 12, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
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carbon, county, jail, historic, jail, located, thorpe, carbon, county, pennsylvania, national, register, historic, places, december, 2007show, pennsylvaniashow, united, stateslocation128, broadway, street, thorpe, pennsylvaniacoordinates40, 86389, 74694, 86389. The Carbon County Jail is a historic jail located in Jim Thorpe Carbon County Pennsylvania Carbon County JailU S National Register of Historic PlacesCarbon County Jail December 2007Show map of PennsylvaniaShow map of the United StatesLocation128 Broadway Street Jim Thorpe PennsylvaniaCoordinates40 51 50 N 75 44 49 W 40 86389 N 75 74694 W 40 86389 75 74694Area4 9 acres 2 0 ha Built1869 1870Built byHenry BowmanArchitectEdward HavilandNRHP reference No 74001764 1 Added to NRHPNovember 8 1974 Contents 1 History 2 Museum 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe jail was built in 1869 1870 by Harry Bowman under architect Edward Haviland 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 There is a basement which was used for solitary confinement until 1980 The building is most notable as the jail where a number of suspected Molly Maguires were imprisoned while awaiting trial in 1875 1876 and subsequently hanged 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 On January 23 1995 following the completion and opening of the new 8 2 million Carbon County Correctional Facility in Nesquehoning the prisoners were transferred out of the jail to the new facility 3 Museum edit nbsp A typical jail cell of the time as seen in the Old Jail Museum When the county put the jail up for sale in the fall of 1994 local residents Thomas McBride and wife Betty Lou purchased the building for 160 000 with the goal of preserving the local history 3 The building is now operated as the Old Jail Museum with seasonal tours In cell 17 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 4 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Carbon County Pennsylvania Murder of workers in labor disputes in the United States Coal and Iron PoliceReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 National Historic Landmarks amp National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania CRGIS Cultural Resources Geographic Information System Archived from the original Searchable database on September 14 2005 Note This includes Sally McMurry August 1974 01H pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Carbon County Jail PDF Retrieved October 30 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Check url value help a b Call WALT ROLAND The Morning February 2 1995 OLD JAIL MAY HOUSE MOLLY LORE JIM THORPE BUSINESSMAN PURCHASES FORMER CARBON PRISON mcall com Retrieved August 25 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link O Donnell Matt June 1 2007 The Ghostly Handprint An Action News Special Report ABC News Archived from the original on August 12 2012 Retrieved June 26 2007 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carbon County Jail Old Jail Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carbon County Jail amp oldid 1195106228, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
