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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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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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Camargo Jail

The Camargo 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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Vici Jail

The Vici Jail is one of my personal favorites. It is everything a textbook pioneer jail is. A concrete, barrel-roof, single-cell structure. It is also in the “ideal” jail location, where...

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Watts Jail

While the exact date of the Watts Jail construction has yet to be determined, based on recorded stories one can whittle it down to possibly being built sometime between 1915-1920. The Westvile Record...

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Headrick Jail

The Headrick 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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Muskogee Hotel

Hotel Muskogee also known as Muskogee Hotel has been unmissable in every stage of its lifetime. Back during its construction in 1921-22 it was a job site that employed many different Muskogee...

Burbank Hotel

Burbank Hotel

Like many other Osage County towns, Burbank Oklahoma had its upbringing through the discovery of oil in the 1920s. Discovered just north of the town by Ernest W. Marland, it was one of the best...

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Alex Jail

Not much at all is known about the Alex Jail. It sits now on private property wasting away to the elements. If nothing is done by the state to step in and save these structures we will see many more...

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Canadian Jail

The Canadian Jail is one of the most interesting calabooses to me personally. With the structure predating statehood this brick two-cell jail was built in the 1890s. The body of this structure is...

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Wichita Agency Jail

Now lying on the KCA Reservation, the former Wichita Agency Jail is overgrown, neglected and close to becoming rubble. The first Indian agency of this area was known as the Wichita Agency, located on...

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Tupelo Jail

Built in 1912, this calaboose has so many more stories than are documented in online materials. But one story that I do have to share is one about a burglary near Tupelo. The Coalgate Courier Feb 13...

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Osage Jail

The small quiet town of Osage, located in Osage County Oklahoma. Much of the town is filled with people who prefer the quiet life. A few of the towns historic buildings remain even if those that once...

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Terral Jail

Founded before statehood in 1892, Terral is a small quaint town just above the Texas border. Named after John Heidelburg Dace Terral who moved to the area from Montague County, Texas. At the time...

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Dougherty Jail

The Dougherty Jail is another perfect example of a calaboose lost to time. Not in the physical sense as the building appears to be in pretty good shape and holding up nicely, but in the sense of...

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