Old Jail Museum, Jim Thorpe: See 509 reviews, articles, and 231 photos of Old Jail Museum, ranked No.4 on Tripadvisor among 16 attractions in Jim Thorpe. ", Wander the Old Jail's cold hallways, past Cell 17 with its mysterious handprint on the wall, under the gallows on which seven of the accused Molly Maguires were put … Tours are offered every 20 minutes from 12:00pm to 4:30pm, and last approximately 45 minutes. Molly Maguires, Civil War Book, Old Jail Museum, Jim Thorpe, Irish, Made in Ireland The Old Jail Museum in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, protects the memory of a monolithic 1800’s jail and its supposed bevy of ghosts.. From 1871 until 1995 the building housed the Carbon County prison, and it was one of the sites of the Molly Maguire executions starting in 1877. The Molly Maguires was a secret organization, composed mainly of Irish Catholics, that started one of the first labor movements in the country. Old Jail Museum: Ghost's and the Molly Maguires - See 509 traveler reviews, 231 candid photos, and great deals for Jim Thorpe, PA, at Tripadvisor. The Old Jail Museum is best known as the site of the hanging of seven Irish coal miners known as "Molly Maguires" in the 1800s. Stand under the gallows... on which seven of the accused . McBride, 84, and husband Tom, 87, purchased the former Carbon County Jail in Jim Thorpe in 1995 when it still housed prisoners, and took over once the county moved the last of them to a new facility in Nesquehoning. Basically "The Molly Maguires" were Irish Coal Miners (the first union) striving toward better working conditions & pay in the mines.
Guided tours are offered daily from noon to 4:30pm Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day. Basically "The Molly Maguires" were Irish Coal Miners (the first union) striving toward better working conditions & pay in the mines. Old Jail Museum! Wander the Old Jail's cold hallways. During that decade, seven men where hanged inside the jail, accused of being Molly Maguires. On March 28, 1878, Thomas P. Fisher was hanged here, and on January 14, 1879, This is the site of Molly Maguires hangings. Old Jail Museum. The Old Jail Museum contains reconstructed gallows and the mysterious, enduring handprint of a prisoner who proclaimed his innocence. Old Jail Museum: Ghost's and the Molly Maguires - See 509 traveler reviews, 231 candid photos, and great deals for Jim Thorpe, PA, at Tripadvisor. The Old Jail Museum of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, where seven Irish coal miners with the Molly Maguires were hanged, is for sale by its owners of 23 years, Betty Lou and Thomas McBride. Molly Maguires were put to death! Basically "The Molly Maguires" were Irish Coal Miners (the first union) striving toward better working conditions & pay in the mines. as Molly Maguires in the 1800s. Another place of interest is the Old Jail Museum, which sits high on a hill toward the upper end of the main street (West Broadway). Now the Old Jail Museum and Heritage Center, the museum is open daily Memorial Day through Labor Day, closed Wednesday; weekends only in September and October. The Old Jail Museum is best known as the site of the hanging of seven Irish coal miners known as "Molly Maguires" in the 1800s. Peek in Cell 17 to get a glimpse of... the Mysterious Handprint on the Wall. The Old Jail Museum is best known as the site of the hanging of seven Irish coal miners known as "Molly Maguires" in the 1800s. Built in 1871, the facility was occupied as a jail until 1995. Carbon County Jail Photograph courtesy of The Old Jail Museum James McParlan (1844-1919), Pinkerton detective, infiltrated the Molly Maguires Photo from wikipedia.org, in the public domain