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Creation Date
8-13-2011
Description
Portable steel jail located in Fitzgerald, Georgia. The portable jails were sold by Manly Jail Works (now Manly Steel) from 1908-1930. This particular jail was used by Ben Hill County to transport chain gang convicts working on county roads.
Latitude, Longitude
31.713634, -83.250038
Recommended Citation
George Lansing Taylor, Jr. "Portable Jail, Fitzgerald, GA." (2011). Image Collection. University of North Florida, Thomas G. Carpenter Library Special Collections and Archives. UNF Digital Commons, https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/2824/
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