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1911 Wilkes County Jail

 
 
1911 Wilkes County Jail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, November 15, 2009
1. 1911 Wilkes County Jail Marker
Inscription. On December 5, 1911, the first person was hanged on the third floor gallows. The hanging occured before the jail was dedicated in January 1912.
 
Erected by Wilkes County.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1912.
 
Location. 33° 44.283′ N, 82° 44.317′ W. Marker is in Washington, Georgia, in Wilkes County. It is on Jefferson Street 0 miles north of East Court Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington GA 30673, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wilkes County Courthouses (within shouting distance of this marker); Remodeled 1959 (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Last Cabinet Meeting (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilkes County (within shouting distance of this marker); Bolton Factory (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Cpl. M. Philip Scarborough, USMC (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington City Hall & Fire Station (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.
 
Regarding 1911 Wilkes County Jail. T.B. Walker
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was hanged at the jail on December 5, 1911, after his conviction for murder. He had shot his former employer two weeks after being fired.
 
Additional keywords. Crime and Punishment
 
1911 Wilkes County Jail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, November 15, 2009
2. 1911 Wilkes County Jail Marker
On the front of the jail
1911 Wilkes County Jail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Seibert, November 15, 2009
3. 1911 Wilkes County Jail Marker
The marker is to the left of the left-side window on the first floow
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,439 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 17, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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