PRODUCT INFORMATION:
This set includes the following:
1. The main Jail building (38 land impact)
2. A separate outdoor summer kitchen structure (10 land impact)
3. The well (1 land impact)
4. Museum info board sign (1 land impact)
The building contains mesh doors including a simple low-lag script.
The doors, cells and windows are original mesh made by Ais Aeon for this building. The room door on the 1st floor contains a hole - that is deliberate, as the original door still has one bullet hole from the 1844 events.
Note: Trees and fences visible in the screenshot are not included.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION:
Carthage Jail is a historic building in Carthage, Illinois, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The original building was constructed in 1839 and was similar in size and layout to other jails in the region. The ground floor contains a higher quality cell (known as the debtor's cell) and two residential rooms. The first floor contains a lower quality cell (known as the criminal cell) and one bedroom used by the jailor.
The first jailor was George W. Stigall, who together his wife and seven children took care of the jail and cooked meals for the prisoners, who paid the cost. The jailor and his family lived in the same building.
The jail is most known for the events that transpired in the Summer of 1844. On June 23 1844, Joseph Smith (the prophet of the Restoration church, aka Mormon church) and his brother Hyrum rode to Carthage to stand trial on charges of inciting a riot. Once they were in custody, the charges were increased to treason, preventing them from posting bail. Four days later on June 27th 1844, a mob of up to 200 men stormed the jail and killed Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum and wouded two visitors.
After being decommissioned as a jail in 1866, the building was used as a private home and is currently a museum.
FINAL DISCLAIMER:
I am neither a current member nor former member of any of the Restoration churches and I do not intend to either endorse nor criticize any of these churches.
This building carries a special significance for members of all Restoration churches and is an important part of Illinois historic heritage.
Thus I offer this SL building free of charge and I would like to dedicate it to the memory of all victims of extrajudicial mob killings.
Please kindly keep the review section free of any religious or inflammatory comments.
