Norfolk_County_Jail_(1795)

Norfolk County Jail (1795)

Norfolk County Jail (1795)

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The Norfolk County Jail was a wooden jail located on Highland Street in Dedham, Massachusetts.[1] Following the creation of Norfolk County in 1792, Timothy Gay deeded land to the county for the creation of the jail in October 1794.[2] Construction began that year but it was not complete until 1795.[2][3] The donated land, next to Gay's tavern on Highland Street, was on the corner of Court Street next to the present day St. Paul's Church.[2][4]

It received its first prisoner in February 1795.[1] It housed Jason Fairbanks after his murder conviction, but he escaped.[5] Timothy Gay, Jr. was the jail keeper and was indicted, but acquitted.[5]

It was replaced by a new Norfolk County Jail in 1817.[6][7]

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    1. [1]
      Parr 2009.
    2. [2]
      Hanson 1976, p. 166.
    3. [3]
      Hurd 1884, p. 6.
    4. [4]
      "Dedham Museum & Archive Speaker Series". The Dedham Times. Vol. 32, no. 15. April 12, 2024. p. 15.
    5. [5]
      Hanson 1976, p. 188.
    6. [6]
      Dedham Historical Society 2001, p. 11.
    7. [7]
      The Associated Press (September 13, 1999). "Former Dedham jail being converted into upscale condominiums". South Coast Today. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

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