The current Lancaster County Prison built in 1851. |
Lancaster County's current Courthouse |
Lancaster's original 1739 Courthouse which stood at the center of the city. |
An artist rendering of the original 1739 Courthouse. |
The 1852 Courthouse at East King and N. Duke. |
Original 1763 jail on North Water and West King Streets. |
The Paxton Boys broke open the doors to the jail and massacred the Indian men, woman and children who were being held in protective custody at the jail. They then burned the jail. |
Fulton Hall was built using the jail's foundation. |
One of the original door hinges can be seen in this photograph I took a few years ago. |
The outside of the rear wall of the original prison holds Fulton Hall, now known as the Fulton Opera House. |
Current Fulton Opera House. |
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