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Allen County Jail

About Allen County Jail

The Old Allen County Jail is a former jail in Iola, Kansas, United States. Built in the late 1860s, it operated as a detention facility for nearly a century before a replacement opened; today, it is the Old Jail Museum, operated by the Allen County Historical Society, and it has been designated a historic site.

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Prison museum
Founded
1869

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Photos of Allen County Jail

  1. Allen County Jail, Iola01IolaGordon Huggins · CC BY 2.0
  2. Old Allen County Jail02Old Allen County JailPaul Borcherding · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Allen County Jail Historical Significance03Historical SignificancePaul Borcherding · CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. Allen County Jail Description04DescriptionPaul Borcherding · CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. Allen County Jail - Bars05BarsPaul Borcherding · CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. Allen County Jail Bars06BarsPaul Borcherding · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Nearby museums

Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 31 miles of Allen County Jail; the closest, Buster Keaton Memorial Museum, is about 8.3 miles away.