Historic Jails

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Old Beaufort Jail

Inmates in the Old Beaufort Jail in 1829 could hardly be called pampered. The county spent about 49 cents a day to care for the inmates in the unheated cells.

Old Reliable Currituck County Jail

Currituck County inmates in the pre-Civil War era were unlikely to escape from the County Jail, with its massive 32-inch thick brick walls.

Old Alexander County Jail

A distinctive pyramid-style roof tops the historic two-story brick Alexander County jail in Taylorsville.

The Hanging Cell

North Carolina’s last remaining public gallows can be found in the historic Caswell County jail in Yanceyville.

Wilkes County Jail

The Old Wilkes County Jail’s most famous prisoner without doubt was Tom Dula, the ne’er-do-well immortalized by the Kingston Trio’s hit song “Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley.”

Old Avery County Jail

In 1911 The State created Avery County from Watauga and Mitchell County as the 100th and last county in North Carolina.

Old Brunswick County Jail

You can still read the graffiti penned by prisoners on the cell walls of this jail in Southport and see the two cells used to confine prisoners...

Old Jail of Macon County

Macon County’s Historic Old Jail pre-dates the Civil War and is still in use today as home to the Franklin Gem & Mineral Museum...

Camden County Jail

Camden County Jail’s iron cellblock is referred to as the “Bullpen” and learn how it earned that name with a visit to the 1910 two-story brick building in Camden.

Call 704-708-6270 for more information.