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Friendly City Building and Jail

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Background

Friendly City Building and Jail is a historic town hall and jail located at Friendly, Tyler County, West Virginia. It was built in 1901, and is a small, one story frame building. It has a gable roof and sits on a stone foundation. It has two rooms, the meeting room and jail cell. It continues to be used by the town as a meeting place for monthly town board meetings.

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Mixed/unknown

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Region

West Virginia

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@misc{worldprisons-friendly-city-building-and-,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Friendly City Building and Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/friendly-city-building-and-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}