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Ebensburg, Pennsylvania: Old Stone Jail

County prison in use from 1870 to 1997. Opened for guided tours in Sep. 2024. Claims to be "The Most Haunted Historical Building in the Eastern United States" with an exclamation mark.

Address:
201 N. Center St., Ebensburg, PA
Directions:
Downtown, on the west side of N. Center St., between W. Crawford and W. Sample Sts.
Phone:
919-621-3474
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Old Cambria County Jail

It's a cool old building but there is no plaque and you cannot explore. All signs say to stay off and there is not even any signage to identify it as an old jail. [SP, 06/30/2021]

The jail finally opened for tours in September 2024.


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