Woman holding the hasp from a cell lock at the Coosa County jail in Rockford, Alabama.
The building, constructed in 1842, served as the county jail until 1938. When it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, it was the oldest extant stone jail in the state.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/135945 |
| Summary: | The building, constructed in 1842, served as the county jail until 1938. When it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, it was the oldest extant stone jail in the state. |
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