Leedey Jail

December 17, 20211 min read1 comment

City/Town: • Leedey

Location Class: • Jail

Built: • ~1916 | Abandoned:

Status: • Abandoned

Photojournalist: • Jeff Hodge

Leedey Jail is one to be proud of, bigger than most of the calabooses in its area it is one that can’t be missed. With an almost safe-like door it is fit with a bigger than “normal” barred window at the front. Fitted with “modern” toilet facilities from the 40s or 50s.

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Bibliography

https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4024lm.g4024lm_g071531916/?r=0.066,0.283,0.344,0.243,0

https://www.newspapers.com/image/606198151/?terms=jail&match=1

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Emily Cowan

Emily is a two-time published author of "Abandoned Oklahoma: Vanishing History of the Sooner State" and "Abandoned Topeka: Psychiatric Capital of the World". With over two hundred published articles on our websites. Exploring since 2018 every aspect of this has become a passion for her. From educating, fighting to preserve, writing, and learning about history there is nothing she would rather do.

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