Wiscasset Jail and Museum
Buildings and structures in Wiscasset, MaineDefunct prisons in MaineGovernment buildings completed in 1809Historic district contributing properties in MaineHistory museums in Maine ... and 6 more
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The Wiscasset Jail and Museum is a historic jail on at 133 Federal Street (Maine State Route 218) in Wiscasset, Maine. Built in 1811, it is one Maine's oldest surviving jail buildings, serving as the state's first penitentiary between 1820 and 1824. It is now a museum operated by the Lincoln County Historical Society as the 1811 Lincoln County Museum and Old Jail. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
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Federal Street 116
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Maine, United States
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