Haileybury in Timiskaming District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Haileybury Jail/Le prison de Haileybury

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1. Haileybury Jail/Le prison de Haileybury Marker

Inscription. [English] At the Haileybury Jail, a total of nine people have paid with their lives for the crimes they committed. The last hanging in the jail occurred on Tuesday, June 13, 1961, when Owen “Mickey” Feener, a husky Nova Scotian miner, fell to his death for the murder of a Timmins resident. The hanging trap, used at the jail, is on display at the Haileyburg Heritage Museum.

[Francais] Dans la prison de Haileyburg, duit condamnés à mort ont subi la peine capitale pour leurs crimes. La dernière pendaison à la prison a eu lieu le mardi 13 juin 1961 lorsqu'Owen “Mickey” Feener, un mineur très costaud de la Nouvelle-Ècosse, a été projeté au bout de sa corde pour le meurte d'un habitant de Timmins. La trappe qui servait à la pendaison est aujourd'hui exposée au Musée du patrimoine de Haileybury.

Erected by Province of Ontario • South Temiskaming SUD Community Futures Development Corporation • Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical date for this entry is June 13, 1961.

Location. 47° 26.946′ N, 79° 38.158′ W. Marker is in Haileybury, Ontario, in Timiskaming District. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Georgina Avenue, on

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the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 415 Main St, Haileybury ON P0J 1K0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Haileybury Fire Department (within shouting distance of this marker); Court House / Le Palais de Justice (within shouting distance of this marker); Haileybury World War I Cenotaph (within shouting distance of this marker); William Henry Drummond (approx. 6.8 kilometers away); Founding of New Liskeard / Fondation de New Liskeard (approx. 7 kilometers away); Cobalt Mining / L’exploitation Minière de Cobalt (approx. 7 kilometers away); Silver Mining in Canada / Production de L'argent au Canada (approx. 7 kilometers away); Cobalt Mining Camp (approx. 7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Haileybury.

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), August 9, 2017

2. Haileybury Jail/Le prison de Haileybury Marker

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