Haileybury in Timiskaming District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Haileybury Jail
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Le prison de Haileybury
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1. Haileybury Jail/Le prison de Haileybury Marker
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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.
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.
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Regionally, this marker is in Northeastern Ontario and specifically in Northern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Haileybury Fire Department (within shouting distance of this marker); IODE Haileybury Chapter (1923-2013) (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); Charles Cobbold Farr (about 120 meters away,
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2. Haileybury Jail/Le prison de Haileybury Marker
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