Huron Historic Gaol
The Huron Historic Gaol was established as the Huron County Gaol for Upper Canada's Huron District. Clearing of the land began in Goderich, Ontario in 1839 and the jail was constructed between 1839 and 1842 using stone from the Maitland River Valley and from Michigan.Photo: Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: prison museum in Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol”
- Address: 181 Victoria Street North
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. George Anglican Church and Lakeshore United Church.
St. George Anglican Church
Church
Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. George Anglican Church is situated 490 metres southwest of Huron Historic Gaol.
Lakeshore United Church
Church
Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lakeshore United Church is situated 540 metres south of Huron Historic Gaol.
Polley’s Livery Stable
Theater building
Photo: Alfred Yoxall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Polley’s Livery Stable is a theater building, which is situated 1 km south of Huron Historic Gaol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Goderich.
Goderich
Photo: Whpq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goderich is a town of 7,700 people in Huron County, by the shore of Lake Huron. It is a service centre for the surrounding agricultural communities, and has one of the oldest salt mines in Ontario, dating to 1866. Also a beach community.
Huron Historic Gaol
- Categories: prison, building, tourism, historic site, historic building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.74955° or 43° 44′ 58″ northLongitude
-81.70854° or 81° 42′ 31″ westOpen location code
86MWP7XR+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 658262833OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5946899
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In Other Languages
“Huron Historic Gaol” goes by many names.
- French: “prison du comté de Huron”
- French: “Prison du comté de Huron”
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Highlights include Alexandra Marine and General Hospital and Huron County Museum.
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