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Take you on a tour. Is a small colonial out post. This would have been the outskirts of town. Or 5thg above Fourth Street would have been the wilderness. It was kind of a cd little town kind of a seedy little town. On this property on the corner was three stone and brick buildings that we still have today that have been incorporated into the property and the house. You had general population, a subbasement that is underground for the more grievous crimes like murder and horse thieving, and debtors prison. Intact thee mostly jailers quarters where he and his family would have lived. Beenthen, there would have gallows where people were hanged. That is the original property. Once wilmington became more prominent, obviously the quarter is still the busiest intersection of town. It became really important to have a townhouse here in wilmington, and the jail is relocated up the street on the outskirts of town, and this house incorporates ....
We are standing next to two old jail cells that date act of the 17th or knees. They are some of the oldest structures here in wilmington. Going up, were going to inside this old colonial home and take you on a tour. It is a small colonial out post. This would have been the outskirts of town. Anything above fourth or 5th street would have been the wilderness. It was kind of a seedy little town. A lot of sailors coming in about. We had poverty here. On this property on the corner was three stone and brick buildings that we still have today that have been incorporated into the property and the house. You had general population, a subbasement that is underground for the more grievous crimes like murder and horse thieving, and debtors prison. We also have mostly intact the jailers quarters where he and his family would have lived. Back then, there would have been gallows where people were hanged. That is the original property. Once wilmington became more prominent, obviously the quarter is ....
We are standing next to two old jail cells that date act of the 17th or knees. They are some of the oldest structures here in wilmington. Going up, were going to inside this old colonial home and take you on a tour. It is a small colonial out post. This would have been the outskirts of town. Anything above fourth or 5th street would have been the wilderness. It was kind of a seedy little town. A lot of sailors coming in about. We had poverty here. On this property on the corner was three stone and brick buildings that we still have today that have been incorporated into the property and the house. You had general population, a subbasement that is underground for the more grievous crimes like murder and horse thieving, and debtors prison. We also have mostly intact the jailers quarters where he and his family would have lived. Back then, there would have been gallows where people were hanged. That is the original property. Once wilmington became more prominent, obviously the quarter is ....