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Appelman Park, West 2nd Street Located in Appelman Park, Augusta, KY 41002Map
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  • Daniel_L_in_San_Jose
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    Charming Augusta, Kentucky

    I visited Augusta 2 weeks ago because it was a stop on an American Queen riverboat tour. I had not done any research beforehand so my expectations were low, but I enjoyed the town and saw another sli...

    Reviewed on May 22, 2023
  • 957gaylee
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    Pretty grim!

    Just as a prison should be...... very grim. It is from the 1800’s and the prison guard lived upstairs. He did have a fireplace and probably a coal stove. The walls were three feet thick. It sits ...

    Reviewed on Jul 26, 2019
  • Roberta F
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    Augusta's Historic Jail

    It just so happened that the jail happened to be open on the evening we were visiting Augusta, KY for the weekend. It's hard to believe that this old jail, with it's crude looking interior, was in us...

    Reviewed on Oct 26, 2018
  • Weekend20854
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    Oldest Jail in Ky

    Oldest Jail in Ky, built in 1811. Very cool to get to walk into and actually sit in the cells where prisoners had to stay years ago! A lot of history in that building, if those walls could talk!

    Reviewed on Jul 8, 2018
  • Ron N
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    Neat but not much to see..

    Very cool old jail building, but not much info or interpretation to help you understand it significans to the town history

    Reviewed on Mar 22, 2017