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Lancaster County

Lancaster County Jail

The Lancaster County Jail is a historic former jail building at 208 West Gay Street. Built in 1823, it is a virtually unaltered work of the noted early American architect Robert Mills, and reflects innovative changes in jail design promoted by him.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Type: Prison
  • Description: former prison in Lancaster, South Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Address: SC

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lancaster County Courthouse and University of South Carolina Extension Colle.

Courthouse
Photo: Calvin Beale, Public domain.
is a historic courthouse in . Built in 1828, it has been in continuous use since then. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973, as a possible work of Robert Mills, an important American architect of the first half of the 19th century. is situated 830 feet north of Lancaster County Jail.

University
The University of South Carolina Lancaster is a public college in . It is one of the four regional campuses which make up Palmetto College in the University of South Carolina System. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lancaster County Jail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lancaster.

Town
Photo: Calatayudboy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in and the county seat of , , United States, located in the . As of the United States Census of 2010, the city population was 8,526.

Lancaster County Jail

Latitude
34.71833° or 34° 43′ 6″ north
Longitude
-80.77195° or 80° 46′ 19″ west
Elevation
548 feet (167 metres)
Open location code
866XP69H+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 367807177
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Geo­Names ID
4584565
Wiki­data ID
Q6483161
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In Other Languages

“Lancaster County Jail” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن مقاطعة لانكستر”

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