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The old rock jail in the rear of the Court House is patterned after the bastilles where prisoners were housed and punished a hundred or more years ago. Built of granite about two feet thick, it is two stories in height and has a trap door in the floor of the upper story where condemned prisoners were hanged. An iron bar supported the trap door. When the signal was given, the hangman pulled the lever that controlled the bar and the culprit was launched into eternity.| HM Number | HMAAM |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series |
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| Marker Number | 066-5 |
| Year Placed | 1957 |
| Placed By | Georgia Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 11:41pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 297527 N 3717381 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.57693333, -83.18153333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 34.616', W 83° 10.892' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 34' 36.96" N, 83° 10' 53.52" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 706 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 201 E Greene St, Greensboro GA 30642, US |
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