ID: 10082254
OLD STONE JAIL, WAYNE COUNTY
Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States
The Old Stone Jail has occupied an unobtrusive site along the banks of the Lackawaxen River at the eastern end of 10th Street. Built in 1859 at a cost of $16,000, this venerable stone building was not the first structure to house Wayne County’s lawbreakers. Wayne County’s first jail was built in 1801 in Bethany, then the county seat. The Old Stone Jail was ready for occupancy in August 1859. Stepping across the threshold of this somber stone edifice, one is inclined to share the attitude of t...