Molly Maguires, Civil War Book, Old Jail Museum, Jim Thorpe, Irish, Made in Ireland The Old Jail Museum in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, protects the memory of a monolithic 1800’s jail and its supposed bevy of ghosts..

During that decade, seven men where hanged inside the jail, accused of being Molly Maguires. McBride, 84, and husband Tom, 87, purchased the former Carbon County Jail in Jim Thorpe in 1995 when it still housed prisoners, and took over once the county moved the last of them to a new facility in Nesquehoning. Molly Maguires were put to death! Basically "The Molly Maguires" were Irish Coal Miners (the first union) striving toward better working conditions & pay in the mines. The Old Jail Museum is best known as the site of the hanging of seven Irish coal miners known as "Molly Maguires" in the 1800s. Guided tours are offered daily from noon to 4:30pm Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day. The Old Jail Museum of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, where seven Irish coal miners with the Molly Maguires were hanged, is for sale by its owners of 23 years, Betty Lou and Thomas McBride. Wander the Old Jail's cold hallways, past Cell 17 with its mysterious handprint on the wall, under the gallows on which seven of the accused Molly Maguires were put … The McBrides have spent the last two decades running the imposing, 147-year-old stone building as the Old Museum Jail. Basically "The Molly Maguires" were Irish Coal Miners (the first union) striving toward better working conditions & pay in the mines. There is an admission fee. Peek in Cell 17 to get a glimpse of... the Mysterious Handprint on the Wall. Stand under the gallows... on which seven of the accused .

Old Jail Museum: Ghost's and the Molly Maguires - See 509 traveler reviews, 231 candid photos, and great deals for Jim Thorpe, PA, at Tripadvisor. The Molly Maguires was a secret organization, composed mainly of Irish Catholics, that started one of the first labor movements in the country. Wander the Old Jail's cold hallways. The Carbon County Jail is located at 128 Broadway St., in Jim Thorpe. On June 21, 1877, today known as the Day of the Rope, Alexander Campbell, Edward Kelly, Michael Doyle and John Donohue were hanged at the same time on gallows erected inside the Old Jail Museum cell block. Don't forget to check out our book, "Ghosts of the Molly Maguires? Basically "The Molly Maguires" were Irish Coal Miners (the first union) striving toward better working conditions & pay in the mines. Creep into the eerie dungeon. Carbon County Jail Photograph courtesy of The Old Jail Museum James McParlan (1844-1919), Pinkerton detective, infiltrated the Molly Maguires Photo from wikipedia.org, in the public domain From 1871 until 1995 the building housed the Carbon County prison, and it was one of the sites of the Molly Maguire executions starting in 1877. This jail was opened in 1871. Old Jail Museum! Now the Old Jail Museum and Heritage Center, the museum is open daily Memorial Day through Labor Day, closed Wednesday; weekends only in September and October.

On March 28, 1878, Thomas P. Fisher was hanged here, and on January 14, 1879, Old Jail Museum, Jim Thorpe: See 509 reviews, articles, and 231 photos of Old Jail Museum, ranked No.4 on Tripadvisor among 16 attractions in Jim Thorpe. Old Jail Museum: Ghost's and the Molly Maguires - See 509 traveler reviews, 231 candid photos, and great deals for Jim Thorpe, PA, at Tripadvisor.