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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Bodie Jail


By the looks of the jail cell door lying nearby in the grass it would seem that the Bodie jail was a formidable structure for housing law-breakers.

Yet the jail itself was a simple wooden building. Murders, shootouts, barroom brawls and the occasional stagecoach holdup were regular occurrences.
  


5 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

that's roughing it. :)

biebkriebels said...

It looks like an old western movie.

EG CameraGirl said...

The door looks tough to break through but I wonder if someone could have pulled the hinges of the wooden door frame using ropes and horses.

Stephanie said...

It does not look like great accommodations for prisoners.

Randy said...

Looks like a rough place.