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Old Jail

Knoxville, Illinois
· 1845 - 1873
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The Old Jail in Knox County, in use from 1845 to 1873, was noted for its solitary confinement cells and was the site of the only legal hanging in the county. It was later listed on the National Register of Historic Sites.
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