Places near me Random place
All the United States Ohio Malta Morgan County Dungeon

Morgan County Dungeon

This underground holding cell was forgotten for over a century and rediscovered in the 1960s.

Malta, Ohio

Added By
Jennifer
Dungeon entrance  
Morgan County Dungeon Historical Marker  
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list

This Place Is a Stub

Help improve this place with additional information or photos.

Make an Edit

About

The Morgan County Dungeon was discovered in 1964 during excavation for the present sheriff's office and jail. Located beneath the basement in the old jail, the dungeon contained several artifacts and is a stark reminder of how criminals were dealt with in the 19th century.

Prisoners convicted of rioting, larceny, and adultery in Morgan County between 1833 and 1839 were confined to the dungeon. The dungeon is located on Main Street in Malta, Ohio, adjacent to the Rock Hollow School.

Places

Discover your next amazing Atlas Place.

Get more unusual and extraordinary places each week with the Atlas Obscura Places newsletter.

Your newsletter subscriptions with us are subject to Atlas Obscura's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Related Tags

Jails Crime And Punishment

Community Contributors

Added By

Jparker72

Published

July 21, 2023

Edit this listing

Make an Edit
Add Photos
Sources

Nearby Places

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Ohio

Ohio

United States

Places 243
Stories 22

Related Places

  • A man being tortured on a wooden horse (also called a Spanish donkey).

    Mdina, Malta

    Mdina Dungeons Museum

    See Malta’s history through the recreation of scenes of torture using life-sized mannequins in a former medieval dungeon.

  •

    Green Cove Springs, Florida

    Old Clay County Jail

    The second oldest jail in Florida gives insight into the realities of the criminal justice system at the turn of the 20th century.

  • Gallatin squirrel cage jail

    Gallatin, Missouri

    Squirrel Cage Jail

    This octagonal rotary jail built in 1889 now serves as a visitor's center.

  • Historic 1888 Jail

    Hot Springs, South Dakota

    Historic 1888 Jail

    The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States. 

  • Condemned Cell Door of Calton Jail

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Death Cell Door of Calton Jail

    Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

  • Old Charleston City Jail

    Charleston, South Carolina

    Old Charleston City Jail

    Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

Become an Atlas Obscura Member

Join our community of curious explorers.

Become a Member