The Jail at Town Plot

Description

Media Type: Image
Item Type: Photographs
Description: The jail at Town Plot or the Westfort jail, popularly known as "the castle" in the 1880's. It stood on Frederica St., a block up from Ford St. The wooden fence enclosed the prisoners' exercise yard. It was abandoned in 1906.
Date of Original: 1880
Date Of Event: 1880
Dimensions: Width: 5
Height: 3.5
Subject(s): Jails
Law enforcement
Local identifier: P37(9)
Collection: Thunder Bay Public Library
Copyright Statement: Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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