York County Prison

York County · dedicated 1949 · NE corner, King & George Sts.

The old county prison stood on this site from about 1750-1855. In early years of the Revolution, prominent British prisoners of war were held here.

under a mile from where Jacob Simon Simmons lived in the 1750s

what this marker records spans 1750 to 1855, overlapping Jacob Simon Simmons's years here

From one family's 77-marker roster

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York County Prison

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