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| Landmark #429 | Lake County | Visited: July 12, 2014 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | The self-proclaimed smallest jail in the United States! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: This jail, claimed to be the smallest in the United States, was erected in 1876 of stone locally quarried and reinforced with iron. During the stirring days of the first quicksilver operations of the Sulphur Bank Mine, lasting from 1873 to 1883, obvious need for a jail led to its construction.
OTHER TIDBITS: John and Theodore Copsey helped build the stone jail, and once it was complete, they went out to celebrate! They got so rowdy that, before the night was up, they became their jail’s first inmates! Of course, as the jail’s builders, they realized that they hadn’t fastened the roof tightly in place, and with a simple push, they were able to escape! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 0.1 mi S of intersection of State Hwys 29 and 53 16118 Main St Lower Lake, CA 95457 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~487mi (784km) — 8.2hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |