Jail renovation underway at museum

  • Work is ongoing on a jail building, which stands at 140 years of age, on the campus of the Freestone County Historical Museum.
    Work is ongoing on a jail building, which stands at 140 years of age, on the campus of the Freestone County Historical Museum.
The 140-year-old jail building on the campus of the Freestone County Historical Museum in Fairfield is undergoing a long-awaited renovation, as decades of fundraisers, private donations and grants, and money from the county and the City of Fairfield are put to use bringing the structure back to life. The building was used as the county jail until 1913, when a new jail was constructed on the…

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