Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Wordless Wednesday- 10 February 2010- a small town jail


This is the jail for Maunie, White County, Illinois in its hey day. I have to admit that more than one ancestor spent a night there. It's not in use today, but stands as one of the reminders of an earlier age.

2 comments:

Sanjay Maharaj said...

May I ask the reasons the ancestors were locked up in this jail?
Jails back then were such a simple structure

Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith said...

One much like that is a tourist attraction in Council Grove, Kansas...

Thanks for sharing.

Keep these ancestor stories coming!

Bill ;-)

http://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/
Author of "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories"