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Skullyville County Jail

Establishing the Second Skullyville Jail This unsuspecting Skullyville County Jail now sitting alone in a field in Panama Oklahoma was once a thriving center. This land used to be the Skullyville...

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Darlington Agency Jail

The Darlington Agency Jail and others like the Wichita Agency Jail were established at Indian Agencies mostly as holdover cells. The Darlington Agency was established in El Reno in 1860-70. The jail...

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Kaw City Jail

This is the original Kaw City Jail, now located in Perry Oklahoma at the Cherokee Strip Museum. Kaw City was founded in 1902 before Oklahoma became a state on the oxbow bend of the Arkansas River. It...

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Okeene Jail

The Okeene Jail was celebrated when it was finished in May of 1917. Apparently the town had needed a new city jail badly according to the papers. The community came together to make it happen with...

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Valliant Jail

The Valliant Jail is in my opinion one of the most fun to take the family out on a trip to. Built in 1926 there is no doubt this historic jail holds many tales, some documented, most not. The...

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Cement Jail

The Cement Jail was constructed in the 1920s, based on Sanborn Maps it was not present in the town in 1920. According to OHS the jail was built before 1930, giving us a nine year period to assume...

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Billings Jail

The Billings Jail sits alone in the disappearing town of Billings. It is one of the prime examples of a calaboose in Oklahoma, a remnant of pioneer days passed. Its stories are hidden away, yet to be...

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Depew Jail

The exact date of when the Depew Jail was constructed is unknown at this time, but what can be said is that it predates 1930 in construction. Read along to some of the amazing stories I found...

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Hinton Jail

There was a Hinton Jail that was constructed sometime between 1909 and 1916 according to Sanborn maps. This jail is in the same location of the one on the Sanborn Maps. But newspaper articles detail...

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Hallett Jail

The Hallett Jail sits alone in the disappearing town being consumed by trees. It is one of the prime examples of a calaboose in Oklahoma, a remnant of pioneer days passed. Its stories are hidden...

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Longdale Jail

The Longdale Jail is very similar in construction to that of the Cache Jail. It is made of blocks, with two cells and has been repurposed into a utility building of some sorts. It is one of the prime...

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Dawson Jail

Dawson, Oklahoma, now absorbed into the City of Tulsa used to be its own thriving town. With this thriving town, they had their own jail as well for harboring anyone who threatened the peace. The...

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Lima Jail

The Lima Jail sits alone in the disappearing town being consumed by foliage. It no longer resembles a jail as it has mostly fallen in on itself. Its stories are hidden away, yet to be uncovered. It...

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Cache Jail

The Cache Jail is by far the latest example of a tiny jail that was built in 1960. Its architecture resembles that of the Longdale Jail. It sits in a park in the small town. It is one of the prime...

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Keota Jail

The Keota Jail is close to becoming a thing of the past. It sits in a state of extreme decay with blocks falling off and the roof close to falling in on itself. But whether or not this jail crumbles...

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Gracemont Jail

The Gracemont Jail sits alone in the disappearing town being consumed by vines. It is one of the prime examples of a calaboose in Oklahoma, a remnant of pioneer days passed. Its stories are hidden...

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