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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas… unless it’s an old jail, in which case it may be moved to Henderson

by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | Back Story, Magazine, Nevada, USA | 0

Old Prisons Exactly where this old strap-iron jail cell originated is not known, but it spent some...

Pierce City: The site of Idaho’s first jail

by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | Idaho, Magazine, Places to Visit, USA | 0

By J. M. Moynahan Word was out! Gold had been discovered east of the confluence of the Snake and...

On California’s Highway 3, tiny Montague was once a bustling frontier town; an old jail is just one of its attractions

by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | California, Magazine, Places to Visit, USA | 0

Old Prisons Located about six miles east of Interstate-5, along Highway 3 in Northern California,...

Parts of original 1932 jail cells still in place at former City Hall, now office space in Tehachapi, California

by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | Magazine, Preservation | 0

Old Prisons Historic preservation isn’t easy. Public buildings such as old jails often must be...

Old Hoosegow, Arroyo Grande, California

by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | California, Directory, Old Jails, USA | 0

OLD HOOSEGOW, ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA 109 E Le Point St, Arroyo Grande, California (in Hoosegow...

Historic Pearce Jail, Pearce, Arizona

by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | Arizona, Directory, Old Jails, USA | 0

HISTORIC PEARCE JAIL, PEARCE, ARIZONA Highway 191, Pearce, Arizona (Pearce-Sunsites, about 85...

Las Vegas ‘Helldorado Jail’, Henderson, Nevada

by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | Directory, Nevada, Old Jails, USA | 0

LAS VEGAS ‘HELLDORADO’ JAIL, HENDERSON, NEVADA 1830 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, Nevada This old...

Pierce Courthouse and Jail, Pierce, Idaho

by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | Directory, Idaho, Old Jails, USA | 0

PIERCE COURTHOUSE AND JAIL, PIERCE, IDAHO Northeast corner of Court Street and 1st Avenue, Pierce,...

Former City Hall and Jail, Tehachapi, California

by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | California, Directory, Old Jails, USA | 0

FORMER TEHACHAPI CITY HALL AND JAIL, TEHACHAPI, CALIFORNIA Corner of Robinson and F streets,...

Former City Hall and Jail, Montague, California

by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | California, Directory, Old Jails, USA | 0

FORMER JAIL AND CITY HALL, MONTAGUE, CALIFORNIA 131 S. 10th Street, Montague, California...

Old two-cell strap-iron jail, Kelso, California

by OldPrisons | Mar 15, 2020 | California, Directory, Old Jails | 0

OLD TWO-CELL STRAP-IRON JAIL IN KELSO, CALIFORNIA Kelso Depot (a former railroad station in the...

In Globe, Arizona, a 1910 jail built for a ‘tough town’ is open for tours

by OldPrisons | Mar 1, 2020 | Arizona, Magazine, Places to Visit, USA | 0

Old Prisons Founded as a mining camp around 1875, the small town of Globe, Arizona, is the county...

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