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Squirrel Cage Jail, Council Bluffs

226 Pearl St, Council Bluffs, IA 51503-0825
 
 
 
 
 
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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and one of only three revolving jails remaining, the unique Squirrel Cage ... More
Squirrel Cage Jail
 

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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and one of only three revolving jails remaining, the unique Squirrel Cage Jail served as the Pottawattamie County Jail from 1885 until 1969. It was one of 18 revolving jails built and the only three-story one.
 
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Very cool and insightful
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We went to this jail thinking that we were going to appreciate it "ironically", but it turned out to be genuinely cool and interesting, giving lots of interesting insights into how prisoners were treated. Absolutely worth seeing again!
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Very Interesting
It was a very interesting place to see and the tour was wonderful. Good insite on our prison system and history of this Country.
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History at its best
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I toured the jail as a teenager with my father.It was a great experance having him as a tour guide because he spent some time there in the mid 50s a teenager himself. His name forever inscribed on a cell wall. Anyone traveling thru Council Bluffs, Treet yourself. Sonny Fichter
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Grrrrrrreat!
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It gives a sense of the rich history of the city.
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