Wiscasset Jail and Museum
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Wiscasset Jail and Museum
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| Location: | ME 218, Wiscasset, Maine |
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| Coordinates: | 44°0′38″N 69°39′44″W / 44.01056°N 69.66222°WCoordinates: 44°0′38″N 69°39′44″W / 44.01056°N 69.66222°W |
| Area: | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built: | 1809 |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 70000054[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | January 26, 1970 |
Wiscasset Jail and Museum is a historic jail ME 218 in Wiscasset, Maine.
It was built in 1809 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
The Lincoln County Historical Association operates tours of the jail as the 1811 Lincoln County Museum and Old Jail.
References [edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
External links [edit]
- Lincoln County Historical Association - official site
- Lincoln County Historical Association - Facebook page
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Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Maine
- Government buildings completed in 1809
- Defunct prisons in Maine
- Museums in Lincoln County, Maine
- Prison museums in the United States
- History museums in Maine
- Jails in the United States
- Wiscasset, Maine
- United States prison stubs
- Maine Registered Historic Place stubs
