Old Gaol
The Old Charlotte County Gaol was built in 1832 and sits next to the Charlotte County Courthouse. It is built of 21⁄2-foot-thick (0.76 m) square granite blocks. Each claustrophobic cell is accessed by a narrow iron door, the only daylight coming from even narrower windows. Evocative of a much earlier time, the building housed prisoners from 1832 to 1979, and leaves a marked impression on visitors.
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