Old Jail — Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Old Jail

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Lancaster’s jail stood a half block north from 1753 to 1851. In 1763, the last remaining Conestoga Indians were held there in protective custody. A vigilante group, the Paxton Boys, killed them, and no arrests were made.

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania · USA

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