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Address
Wiscasset, ME, 133 Federal Street, Route 218 PO Box 61, 04578
Phone
(207) 882-6817Website
http://www.lincolncountyhistory.org/General
Seasonal Hours
Features annual exhibits along with the preserved 1811 Jail
The Lincoln County Museum is home to the Lincoln County Historical Association, and features changing annual exhibitions. The 1811 Jail (and Maine State Penitentiary from 1820-1824) includes tours of the cells. Visitors can see graffiti left by 19th century French or British sailors imprisoned here as well as original locks, keys, shackles and the jailer's log from 1800-1954.