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Old Madison County Jail
Canton, Mississippi
Historical Marker Database · Tom Bosse
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This architecturally distinctive 19th century penal facility was built in 1870 by Valentine Warner and architect C.W. Oates, with the jailer’s quarters in front and the cell block in the rear. The jail closed in 1969.
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