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From Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA where not otherwise stated).

  • Old Washington County Jail - Oregon.JPG

    Photo by M.O. Stevens via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Old Washington County Jail, at Wash. County Museum (2018).jpg

    Photo by Steve Morgan via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Washington County Museum on PCC Rock Creek campus (2018).jpg

    Photo by Steve Morgan via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Background

The Historic Washington County Jail is a log, one-room jail previously used in Oregon. It was built in 1853 and was used until 1870. In 1986, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and is preserved by the Washington County Museum in Washington County, Oregon, United States and is exhibited outside of the museum near its entrance.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1853

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1853

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

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Known issues

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Contact & address

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