Fairfield, TX, United States
Old Freestone Jail. Built 1857 to meet fortress-like specifications: interior walls are 18 inches thick, outer walls, 30 inches. Constructed of brick and oak timbers. Prison, upstairs, had floor of thick oak planks, with subfloor of iron. Jailer lived on ground floor. Folklore says the notorious gun
man John Wesley Hardin once spent a night here. This was used as a jail until 1913. It became a museum in 1967. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967 #9879
Listen to the audio guide for Black plaque № 22029 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off