About Carbon County Jail

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The Carbon County Jail is a historic jail located in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. The jail was built in 1869–1870 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. The building is most notable as the jail where a number of suspected "Molly Maguires" were imprisoned while awaiting trial in 1875–1876.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 1974. It is located in the Old Mauch Chunk Historic District.

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104, Heights, West Broadway, Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, 18229

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