Key and Lock from Groton Town Jail
Exhibit: To See My Country Free
Key and Lock from Groton Town Jail
18th c.
Groton History Center Collection
This key and lock are from the Jail in the Old Town House on North Main Street. The Old Jail was best known as the place where leaders from Shays’ Rebellion, including Revolutionary War soldier Job Shattuck, were taken and held before being sent to Boston and Concord. In 1858, the Old Town House and Jail were torn down and the new Town Hall and Police Lockup were built in 1859.
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