The Historic Gleeson Jail is a former jail in the ghost town of Gleeson that was built in 1910 and beautifully restored to its former glory in 2008. Founded as a mining town in the 1870s that quickly transformed into a typical frontier settlement that attracted rowdy cowboys and miners. The first jail was built out of wood with a tin roof but didn’t last very long after some inmates attempted to escape by raising the building's tin roof. The second jail was built just in front of the first prison and was constructed out of concrete and featured two cells, connected by a ‘cage’ in the center and was completed in 1910. Notable prisoners kept in the jail include Mexican outlaw, Francisco Chavez, and murderer, Luther Price.

11250 North High Lonesome Road, Gleeson, Arizona

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