Old Washington County Jail, 1891, Sandersville

This Victorian jail and sheriff’s residence has been restored and is now home to the Old Jail Museum & Genealogy Research Center. It’s popular with paranormal researchers, who seek the ghost of Essie, who is said to inhabit the home portion of the structure.

Sandersville Commercial & Industrial District, National Register of Historic Places

2 thoughts on “Old Washington County Jail, 1891, Sandersville

  1. Wendell Theus's avatarWendell Theus

    HI BRIAN, NICE PHOTOS OF LATE. ARE U SURE THIS WAS A JAIL?? AND SOME PEOPLE CLAIMWE CODDLE OUR PRISONERS EXPECTING THEM TO LIVE IN A “DUMP” LIKE THAT!!!—NOT SERIOUS !!!!—KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

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