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Former Ephraim Jail and City Hall

19 Friday Jun 2020

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This squared limestone block building likely was constructed in the 1870’s or 80’s. The upper floor served as the City Hall, with a raised front entrance and tall plastered ceiling. The lower floor was the City Jail with its separate front and side entrances and two iron-barred jail cells. The front porch has been altered but otherwise, the broadside-facing structure is architecturally intact including the six over six windows and their Federal style lintel caps.

Old-timers claim there were more than two jail cells, but this is not structurally indicated. Most inmates were vagrants or drunks from the train, who disturbed neighbors with their loud complaints from the jail. One elderly gentleman remembered the police arresting some young miscreants (he was one of them) for disobeying the curfew law, and locking them up for a few hours to persuade them to be law-abiding. The building is now a house, but the exterior is largely unchanged from the days when it was a jail; iron bars still remain on the basement windows. The prison cells in the basement are now a guest room and storage room; the jail entry area is a study and bookshelves and a fireplace. The main floor has a kitchenette, dining area, and a living room.(*)

Located at 38 E Center St in Ephraim, Utah.

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Provo’s First Jail Was Built in 1871

01 Friday Sep 2017

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historic, Historic Markers, jails, Military, Parks, Provo, Riots, utah, utah county

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Although there have been lawbreakers in Provo ever since the city government passed its first ordinances in 1850, city authorities did not consider building a large jail in the small community for nearly twenty years.

Utah County built a small jail in 1854: a room in the basement of the Seminary located at 100 North and 500 West that served as a lockup.  In 1867, Utah County built a small, brick courthouse on the west side of 100 West between 100 and 200 North, and made a small jail in the basement.  None of these jails could house more than a few people at the same time.

Late one night in the fall of 1870, between 20 and 30 federal troops held a wild party in Provo.  Over half of them soaked up an excessive amount of locally made beer and whisky and ran through the streets of downtown Provo on a liquor-fueled orgy.  They broke down doors, smashed windows, shot into houses and even tried to burn down the meetinghouse.

When these soldiers were taken into custody, there was no place to house them, and military authorities had to keep them in custody.  The so-called “Provo Riot” made it painfully clear that the community needed a larger jail.  Late in 1870 and early in 1871, Provo City and Utah County cooperated to plan and begin work on a new city and county jail located behind the current historic Utah County Courthouse on University Avenue.

Masons used brick to build the two story, 20-by-32-foot building.  Workmen installed cells on the ground floor, and the building opened during the fall of 1871.  Two years later, carpenters constructed a tall fence around the jail in order to discourage easy interaction betweein prisoners and the outside world.

This jail served the community until shortly after the Provo City Council and the Utah County Court met in a joint session late in 1929 and voted to raze the old building.

This plaque is located in Memorial Park, to see other plaques in the series click here.

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Julian Jail

04 Sunday Dec 2016

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Run by a citizen constable whose wife cooked for prisoners, this jail held suspects, often involved with whiskey and/or fists, for trial and, if found guilty, for short terms imposed by the Justice of the Peace. Long terms were not served here. Designed and built for the county of San Diego for $1075 plus $62 extra for overlooked grating and door, this reinforced site mixed concrete jail ended the escapes common to the three wooden jails that previously existed on this site since 1872. County ownership ended in 1952.

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The Jail House

27 Sunday Nov 2016

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Historic Buildings, jails, St. George, utah, Washington County

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The Jail House

The jail is a small one room building constructed from black lava rock gathered in the nearby foothills.  The exact date of construction is not known, however, it is assumed to be built by Sheriff Hardy around 1880.  Though used as a granary after the new County Jail was built in the late 19th century, it was apparent that it at one time was a jail in that the original bars are still in the windows.

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Stockton Jail

09 Friday Sep 2016

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The Stockton Jail, historic and no longer in use.

First Sevier County Jail

13 Monday Jun 2016

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Just below the Old Lime Kiln you can see the first County Jail.

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The first County Jail was built in 1879, and was located on Third North and Main Street.  It joined the County Court House on the East.  The Jail consisted of two cells build by spiking 2×4’s and nailing them together.  The cells were plastered.  The rood was shingled and was supposed to be rainproof.  A high board fence was built around the lot.  The bed ticks were filled with straw and a board served as a bed.

 

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