Spending time in the pokey

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Museum holds grand re-opening of 1881 jail

  • Spending time in the pokey
    Spending time in the pokey
  • Spending time in the pokey
    Spending time in the pokey
  • Spending time in the pokey
    Spending time in the pokey
  • Spending time in the pokey
    Spending time in the pokey
  • Spending time in the pokey
    Spending time in the pokey
A 140th birthday celebration and official grand re-opening of the 1881 jail building Saturday, Oct. 2, on the Freestone County Historical Museum grounds drew a robust crowd, which heard speeches from visiting dignitaries and enjoyed a gunfight from a re-enactment group before touring the building. After a welcome and introduction by Buzz Russell, the pledge of allegiance and the National Anthem…

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