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19. Old Jail

312 N. Second St. (temporarily in library parking lot)

Old Jail, 2006
Old Jail, 2006

This metal cage served for a time as the Gulf County Jail. Long-time county clerk George Core recalls that it had a wooden roof and was set up across from the Gulf County Breeze office. The jail temporarily housed James Ray, one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted.

 

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