Morgan County Dungeon

Morgan County · 501 N. Main Street, Malta, OH, 43758 -- Just S of ‘Rock Hollow School building at W end of parking area

Side A: Prisoners convicted of rioting, larceny and adultery in Morgan County between 1833 and 1839 were confined to a dungeon near the Court House in McConnelsville. This stone vault, 11 feet high, 5 feet wide and 12 feet long, was discovered in 1964 and is believed to have been used as the county dungeon. The Morgan County Pomona Grange #81 in co-operation with the County Commissioners and the County Agricultural Society reconstructed the structure on this site in 1965 as a community service project. Side B: Blank

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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