Old Jail Museum (Jim Thorpe)

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The Old Jail Museum in Jim Thorpe is a former 19th-century county prison, now a historic museum best known for its preserved cellblocks and its connection to the Molly Maguires.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former prison
historic house museum
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Italianate architecture
associatedWith Molly Maguires NERFINISHED
coal mining labor history
category Defunct prisons in Pennsylvania
History museums in Pennsylvania
Museums in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Reportedly haunted locations in Pennsylvania
completionDate 1871
constructionStartDate 1869
convertedToUse museum
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse museum
floorCount 2
formerName Carbon County Jail NERFINISHED
hasBasement yes
hasPart cell 17
cellblocks
gallows room
solitary confinement cells
warden’s quarters
hasTourType daytime tours
seasonal tours
heritageDesignation listed on the National Register of Historic Places
historicUse county jail
inception 1871
locatedIn Carbon County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
materialUsed stone
notableEvent execution of alleged Molly Maguires
notableFeature handprint on the wall of cell 17
original gallows
preserved 19th-century cellblocks
NRHPLocation Carbon County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
NRHPType building
openingDate 1871
operator Carbon County (historical) NERFINISHED
publicAccess guided tours
theme Molly Maguires NERFINISHED
local criminal justice history
touristAttraction yes
usedFor county prison

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Carbon County, Pennsylvania historicalSite Old Jail Museum (Jim Thorpe)
Carbon County hasHistoricSite Old Jail Museum (Jim Thorpe)
this entity surface form: Old Jail Museum in Jim Thorpe