Boswell, Oklahoma: Old Boswell City Jail
Grim concrete box with rusty iron bars was the town jail from 1906 to 1965.
- Address:
- 626 Hunter Rd, Boswell, OK
- Directions:
- Downtown, behind the current Boswell Police Department. Accessible via a dirt road off of 7th St. midway between Hunter Rd and Main St.
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The City Jail is unique in Boswell in terms of type and materials. Featuring original bunks and barred windows, it was in use until 1965. It is equally unique as a WPA project in that the agency did not often sponsor jails, especially of the non-progressive variety. The building suggests the primitive character of penal facilities in 1930s southeastern Oklahoma.
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According to a plaque on the jail, it was built in 1906, long before the 1930s WPA -- but maybe they added more bars or an extra layer of concrete.