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Built in 1807 with two-foot granite walls and modeled on a European fortress, this is Georgia's oldest standing masonry jail; its second-floor gallows and trap door still survive from its century of grim service.
Historical Marker
Old Greene County "Gaol"
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About this site
Old Greene County "Gaol" is a historical marker in Greensboro, Greene County, erected in 1957. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Greene County, among 117 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.5769, -83.1815 near Greensboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sheriff L. L. Wyatt (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Greene County Courthouse, First Commissioner of Agriculture, and William C. Dawson.
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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