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| The Old Jail Museum 128 West Broadway Jim Thorpe, PA (570) 325-5259 |
Tom & Betty McBride, founders of The Treasure Shop, now own & operate The Old Jail Museum -
just a few blocks away from The Treasure Shop. Tours are offered Memorial Day weekend thru
Labor Day (Closed Wednesdays). September & October weekends only.
Hours: 12:00 to last tour at 4:30 p.m.
Facts on The Old Jail:
* Completed in 1871
* Used as the Carbon County Prison from 1871 - January 1995 the McBrides purchased it
*Contains approximately 72 rooms
* 27 cells, plus basement dungeon cells used as solitary confinement
*until 1980 the warden & his family lived in the front rooms of the building
* Is the site of the hanging of seven Irish coal miners known as Molly Maguires in the 1800s. Before their hanging,
the men proclaimed their innocence and today historians believe many of the condemned men were falsely
accused of murder.
* Before his hanging one of the man, thought to be Alexander Campbell, put his hand on the dirty floor of his cell
and then placed it firmly on the wall proclaiming, " This handprint will remain as proof of my innocence." That
handprint is visible today for everyone to view even though past wardens tried to eradicate it by washing it, painting
it, and even taking down part of the wall and replastering it.
just a few blocks away from The Treasure Shop. Tours are offered Memorial Day weekend thru
Labor Day (Closed Wednesdays). September & October weekends only.
Hours: 12:00 to last tour at 4:30 p.m.
Facts on The Old Jail:
* Completed in 1871
* Used as the Carbon County Prison from 1871 - January 1995 the McBrides purchased it
*Contains approximately 72 rooms
* 27 cells, plus basement dungeon cells used as solitary confinement
*until 1980 the warden & his family lived in the front rooms of the building
* Is the site of the hanging of seven Irish coal miners known as Molly Maguires in the 1800s. Before their hanging,
the men proclaimed their innocence and today historians believe many of the condemned men were falsely
accused of murder.
* Before his hanging one of the man, thought to be Alexander Campbell, put his hand on the dirty floor of his cell
and then placed it firmly on the wall proclaiming, " This handprint will remain as proof of my innocence." That
handprint is visible today for everyone to view even though past wardens tried to eradicate it by washing it, painting
it, and even taking down part of the wall and replastering it.
| Click HERE for Old Jail & Molly Maguire Merchandise |
| Click HERE for Old Jail Tour information |
| Click HERE for Old Jail GHOST Tour info |
| Click on photo above to see photo taken during last year's ghost tours. Look at the mirror! This was not visible to anyone during the tours and the mirror was not foggy. The message appeared when the photo was downloaded ! |
