:: An Infamous Legend- Bonnie Parker

More of My Walk Through Town--

It Reads…

~KEMP CALABOOSE~

Built in the early 1900s the calaboose was used to jail offenders of the law.

It is legend that Bonnie Parker (of Bonnie and Clyde fame) and one other member of the Barrow Gang were held here in 1932.

Marker donated by supporters of the Kemp Development Fund

 

The collage above shows both corners of the cell.  You can barely see them; but there are IRON RINGS IN THE CORNERS OF THE FLOOR, to shackle the prisoner with chains; perhaps to keep them separate I suppose.



I sure hope the chain was long enough that they were able reach the HOLE IN THE WALL, if nature were to call. You can also see from the inside, the windows high up, on the wall.

It’s a very small building—but truly one of the more interesting in our little town.





You’ve seen this photo already.      A window from the outside.



The iron door.
 

An obscure little building on the back side of town. Here it is seen in the distance under the trees. It would have been near the RAIL-ROAD TRACKS…
probably explains the shackles.

‘Til next time, Be Blessed!




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Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.~ Ephesians 5:15-17

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