Wiscasset Jail and Museum, Wiscasset

Name: Wiscasset Jail and Museum
Address: Wiscasset, United States

#3 among attractions in Wiscasset

Museum, History museum

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The Wiscasset Jail and Museum is a historic jail on at 133 Federal Street in Wiscasset, Maine. Built in 1811, it is one Maine's oldest surviving jail buildings, serving as the state's first penitentiary between 1820 and 1824. It is now a museum operate by the Lincoln County Historical Society as the 1811 Lincoln County Museum and Old Jail. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. ()

Built: 1809 (215 years ago)Coordinates: 44°0'31"N, 69°39'45"W

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Wiscasset United States

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Wiscasset Jail and Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castle Tucker, Nickels-Sortwell House, Fort Edgecomb.

0.6 miSW
Museum, Forts and castles, History museum
Castle Tucker, Wiscasset
15 min walk • Castle Tucker is a historic mansion in Wiscasset, Maine, United States. It is owned by Historic New England and is open to visitors Wednesday – Sunday, June 1 – October 15.
0.4 miS
Museum, History museum
Nickels-Sortwell House, Wiscasset
11 min walk • The Nickels-Sortwell House is a historic house museum at 121 Main Street in Wiscasset, Maine, United States. Built in 1807 by a wealthy ship's captain, the house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970 as an exceptionally high-quality example of the Federal style of architecture.
1.1 miS
Park, Forts and castles
Fort Edgecomb, Edgecomb
29 min walk • Fort Edgecomb, built in 1808–1809, is a two-story octagonal wooden blockhouse with restored fortifications located on Davis Island in the town of Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine, United States.