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Rotary Jail Museum

Crawfordsville, IN

Built around a rotating circular cell block, Crawfordsville's 1882 jail used a hand-cranked mechanism to bring individual cells to the only opening. The preserved structure is now a museum and is notable as the only surviving rotary jail whose cell block can still be operated.

Filed under museums: small, specific collections run by people who care far too much.

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Source: rotaryjailmuseum.org

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