Site of First Washington County Jail

Erected 1783, of logs

Aaron Burr incarcerated here 1807, en route to trial for treason

Placed by Governor Jared Irwin Chapter, D.A.R.

Marker is on Warthen Lane 0 miles from Warthen Lane, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Washington County Jail

The first building used as the Washington Country Jail was a log house at 26-28 E. Franklin Street in Hagerstown. In 1818, the state legislature authorized the county to spend $12,000 to build a new jail.

The new jail was built ...

Washington County Jail

The first building used as the Washington Country Jail was a log house at 26-28 E. Franklin Street in Hagerstown. In 1818, the state legislature authorized the county to spend $12,000 to build a new jail.

The new jail was built ...