Pikeville in Bledsoe County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Bledsoe County Jail
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2021
1. Bledsoe County Jail Marker
Tennessee
Historical Commission
Bledsoe
County Jail
of Historic Places
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.
Location. 35° 36.262′ N, 85° 11.293′ W. Marker is in Pikeville, Tennessee, in Bledsoe County. Marker is at the intersection of Frazier Street and Cranwell Street, on the right when traveling north on Frazier Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 128 Frazier St, Pikeville TN 37367, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. R.E. Winsett (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. James A. Ross House (about 500 feet away); Bledsoe County Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Bledsoe County (about 600 feet away); Pikeville During the Civil War (about 700 feet away); John Bridgman House (about 700 feet away); Pikeville African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fred Roberson House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pikeville.
Regarding Bledsoe County Jail. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
In April of 1850, Bledsoe County approved the purchaseof a lot from Samuel Roberson and Eliza Bridgman, daughter of John Bridgman, for fifty dollars to build a 40 foot x 20 foot, brick jail on the corner two blocks south of the public square on present day Frazier Street. The cost to erect the two-story jail was $1,500.00 in 1851. Sheriff Bird Thomas and Sheriff Nason Swafford served as the first two sheriffs in the new jail for its first two decades.
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According to early records of the Bledsoe County Court, debt, assault and battery, public drunkenness, and various property disputes were among the most common offenses. Non-violent offenders were held at the jail for a short period of time, especially due to the small confines of the jail cells. …
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2021
2. Bledsoe County Jail Marker
Plaque is between left set of windows and door.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2021
3. Former Bledsoe County Jail
It held its last prisoner in 2008, and became offices afterward.
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4. Bledsoe County Jail
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 24, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on December 28, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
