Pembroke's small downtown jail, barely large enough for a few prisoners, survives beside the courthouse as a relic of the town that grew up around the railroad in 1890 and became Bryan County's seat in 1937.
Old City Jail
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Old City Jail is a historical marker in Pembroke, Bryan County, erected in 2003. It is one of 35 historical markers documented in Bryan County, among 74 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.1343, -81.6217 near Pembroke. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bryan County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bryan County Courthouse, Bryan County, and Bryan County Courthouse.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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