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WISE
COUNTY JAILThe
Old Stone Prison
Texas
Historic Landmark201
E. Pecan Street
Decatur,
Texas |
| The Old Stone Prison,
Wise County's first jail, was built around 1859 and served until 1883. |
Historical
Marker TextOLD STONE
PRISONFirst stone
house in Decatur.
Erected by prison labor about 1859. Main house was residence of sheriff or deputy.
Basement was used as jail. Meals were sent down a dumb-waiter located outside
the east end of the house.
County sold property in 1888 to A. H. Whitehead.
Used as city water works until 1938. Kept as private residence until 1967 when
purchased by Wise County Historical Society as museum. |
Old
Stone Prison Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson,
April 2006 | |
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