Debtors' Prison (Accomac, Virginia)

The Debtors' Prison is a historic debtors' prison in Accomac, Virginia. Constructed in 1783 as a house for the Accomack County jailer, it is the oldest public structure in the county. It was converted to use as a debtors' prison in 1824, which purpose it served until 1849.^[4] The prison was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places in 1976; along with structures in Worsham^[5] and Tappahannock,^[6] both in Virginia as well, it is one of only three debtors' prisons in the country on the National Register.

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