FIRST - Resident of the Mokane Jail - Mokane, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 40.481 W 091° 52.368
15S E 598053 N 4281279
As town grew and railroad workers now had their own hotel, the town needed a jail
Waymark Code: WMT4FX
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2016
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County of jail: Callaway County
Location of jail: MO-C (Fulton St.) & River St., Mikane
Built around 1900
"If You Build It....
Around 1900, Mokane commissioned a small jail to be built for the town. Soon after the building's completion, the man who was in charge of building the jail was arrested for public intoxication. In a twist of fate, he ended up being the first resident of the jailhouse. The jail still stands, though it was moved from its original location to a more prominent spot in the town. Its current location is the former site of the MK&T Hotel." ~ Missouri Deparment of Natural Resources
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