Oconee County Cage
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The Oconee County Cage is a former jail on wheels that is located at Browns Square Drive outside of the Oconee Heritage Center in Walhalla, South Carolina, USA in Oconee County. At the time of its listing, it was located on Church Street at the Oconee County Law Enforcement Center.[3] It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1982 along with the Oconee County Jail.[4][5] At the time of its listing, the cage was considered the most intact cage in South Carolina. Oconee County has preserved the cage as a reminder of the former harsh conditions faced by convicts in the early twentieth century.[3]
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Oconee County Cage | |
Location | Browns Square Drive., Walhalla, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°45′51.5″N 83°4′0.8″W |
Area | less than one acre |
MPS | Oconee County Penal System TR[1] |
NRHP reference No. | 82001523[2] |
Added to NRHP | November 14, 1982 |
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