Lower Lake Stone Jail

Lower Lake Stone Jail is a California Historical Landmark in Lake County.

Lower Lake · location approximate

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This jail, claimed to be the smallest in the United States, was erected in 1876, of stone quarried locally and reinforced with iron. During the stirring days of the first quicksilver operations of the Sulphur Bank Mine lasting from 1873 to 1883, the need became apparent and led to its construction.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

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Historical maps covering this location

1864 · Reconnaissance of the western coast of the United States : middle sheet : from San… (American Geographical Society Library, UW-Milwaukee)
1869 · Map Showing California Pacific Rail Road Extension (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1871 · Bancroft's New Map Of Central California. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1884 · Composite: Northern California (Sheets 1 - 9) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1896 · Sonoma, Marin, Lake, and Napa Counties. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Sonoma, Marin, Lake, and Napa Counties, 1896, covering the location of Lower Lake Stone Jail, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Sonoma, Marin, Lake, and Napa Counties, 1896, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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