Pillory - Old Gaol - York, Maine
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Mountain_Wanderer
N 43° 08.633 W 070° 39.088
19T E 365704 N 4778116
Locatec at the old 1719 Gaol(Jail) in York Village
Waymark Code: WM5EHB
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
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York used this form of punishment in Colonial days. There is a reference in a book, Curious Punishments of Bygone Days By Alice Morse Earle that references the use:
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In 1671 Mr. Thomas Withers was ordered to stand 2 hours in the pillory of York, Maine.
Type of Device: Pillory

What is the approximate age?: 01/01/1719

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