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Barnstable Old Gaol is the oldest wooden jail in the country. A historic colonial jail in Barnstable, Massachusetts was built in 1690 by order of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colony courts. It was used as the Barnstable County jail until 1820, when a new stone jail was built.
The structure could hold only up to six prisoners. It was attached to a barn and it was abandoned and not discovered until 1968 when it was separated from the barn and moved to the grounds of the Coast Guard Heritage Museum in Barnstable Village. The building is part of the Old King's Highway Historic District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Address: Barnstable Old Gaol, 3353 Main St 6A, Barnstable, MA 02630-1262
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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