Old Jail (Barnstable, Massachusetts)

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 jailhouse, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, 17th century construction
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Barnstable's Old Gaol is an historic colonial jail in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Built c.1690, it is the oldest wooden jail in the United States of America. The jail was built by order of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colony courts. It served as the Barnstable County jail until c.1820, when a new stone jail was built.
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Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Jail_(Barnstable,_Massachusetts)
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Coordinates:   41°42'0"N   70°17'54"W
This article was last modified 8 years ago