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Photo © The Old Jail Museum, 2009
This year, spend Halloween in jail at The Old Jail Museum in Jim Thorpe, PA. The jail will be hosting Ghost Tours from 6:30p to 9:30p on Halloween (10/31/09) with the proceeds from this event benefiting the St. Joseph Regional Academy in Jim Thorpe.
If you love all things paranormal, this tour is for you. Not a haunted house event, this tour is the real deal as the jail is known to be one of several haunted locations in Jim Thorpe. Many guests have reported sightings, sounds and strange occurrences. Many surprised visitors have also unwittingly photographed orbs.
An orb photographed over the gallows/Photo © The Old Jail Museum, 2009
The jail is best known as the site of the hanging of seven Irish coal miners known as Molly Maguires in the 1800’s. Before his hanging, Alexander Campbell put his hand on the dirty floor of his cell and then placed it firmly on the wall proclaiming, "This hand print will remain as proof of my innocence." The hand print is still visible to visitors today even though past wardens tried to eradicate it by washing it, painting it, and even taking down part of the wall and re-plastering it. Today many historians believe these men were, in fact, falsely accused.
Photo © The Old Jail Museum, 2009
The building has 27 cells, plus basement dungeon cells used as solitary confinement until 1980, women's cells on the 2nd floor, and the warden's living quarters across the front of the building. The warden's apartment has a large living room, dining room, two bedrooms, and a sitting room. With all this room, there’s plenty of space for spirits to roam the138-year-old jail’s halls.
Photo © The Old Jail Museum, 2009
Tours start every 15 minutes and are 40 minutes in length. Admission is $10/Adult and $7/Student. No children under 12 yrs. are allowed to take the ghost tour.
Looking to make a day of it? Consider a Halloween Hayride in Mauch Chunk Park and enjoy even more ghostly fun after your visit to the Old Jail Museum with an evening Ghost Walk through the Historic District sponsored by the Jim Thorpe Rotary Club.
For more info: Visit The Old Jail Website or call 570-325-5259.
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