Sliding Jail

Old jail building that shifted downhill as Jerome's unstable ground moved.

Jerome's Sliding Jail is a quick roadside oddity, but a good one. Ground movement caused by mining and unstable hillside soils pushed the old jail downhill from its original site.

It is not a long visit. Treat it as a short stop while walking the upper part of town, and as a reminder that Jerome's setting has always been part of its trouble.

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