MuseumThe Old Jail Museum
Texas · THC Atlas #4200001540
Texas history, up close and curated.
About this site
The Old Jail Museum is a museum in Texas, Texas. It is one of 67 historic sites cataloged in Texas in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 32.4434, -97.7862. The nearest cataloged historic site is Acton (state historic site), about 5.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bosque County Jail (Gone, Delisted), Hog Branch Cemetery, and Ownby, Jordan C., Stadium (Gone, Delisted).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200001540. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Old Jail Museum in Granbury is housed in the Hood County Jail, built in 1885 and used to hold city and county prisoners from 1886 until 1978. The two-story stone building has a front tower with a gallows that was never used; the jailer lived on the ground floor while the cells, including a freestanding iron cage, occupied the second floor. Operated by the Hood County Historical Society, it displays exhibits on local history, from David Crockett's descendants and General Granbury's tombstone to legends tied to Jesse James and John Wilkes Booth.
Sources: visitgranbury.comhctxhs.orgsah-archipedia.org
