Silver Plume Jail
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The Silver Plume Jail in Silver Plume, Colorado was a small frontier jail built in 1875 during the height of the town’s silver mining boom and served the mining community until 1915. It held local figures such as Jack McDonald, a Scots-Irish miner and former owner of the nearby 7:30 Mine, reflecting its role in the rough-and-tumble era of Colorado mining history. Today the tiny structure stands as a preserved historic site within the Georgetown–Silver Plume Historic District, offering a glimpse into 19th-century law enforcement in a bustling mining camp.
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