A Tour of the Exhibits in the Jail
The museum has many exciting exhibits for your enjoyment.  We are open every Saturday from 10 am until 4 pm.  The old County Jail has museum exhibits on the first floor and the jail itself is located on the second floor.  The first floor served as the living quarters for the Sheriff and his family as well as the Jailer and his family.   The rooms were just right for some of our earlier exhibits.

The telephone room exhibit is the fourth largest display of telephone equipment in the country and some of the pieces in the exhibit are the only ones known to exist.  The exhibit was installed by the former Heart of Texas Telephone Pioneer Club.

 
The Heart of Texas Telephone Pioneer Club developed an exhibit of old telephone equipment.
Not a comfortable place to stay!
Jails cells were located on the second and third floors.
There are many exhibits on furniture, clothes, photos and those things used a long time ago.
The "Flapper Era" of the 1920's
Several gowns and period dresses are on display.
Exhibit on the building of the Lake Brownwood Dam - 1929-1933
Brown County Jail

The Brown County Jail was designed and constructed by two of the leading jail companies in the South, Youngblood Brothers of Troy, Alabama, and Martin, Moodie & Company of Comanche, Texas.  This building was built in 1902-1903 as the 3rd county jail. It was completed June 29,1903. It is made from cut stone in Brown County.  Al Morton, a local stonemason, built the stone walls. L. S. Leversedge & Son of Dallas erected the iron fence.
Welcome William Chandler
Let the music play.
The animated Fred W. Birdsong 3-Ring Circus is found in the former kitchen of the jail.  It has twelve moving parts.

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