Originally published in the Claremore Daily Progress on August 3, Sign in. Log into your account. Forgot your password? Password recovery. Recover your password. More Claremore. My Local History. Boathouse Jail. January 18, It seemed to be a simple request and an interesting one to boot. Family friend Bob Clements approached me after Sunday church services a few weeks back and we were visiting in the parking lot.
As we started to depart he casually said I should write an article about the jail cell at Claremore Lake. Whoa, wait a minute.
There is no jail cell that I know about and my parents have lived on that lake going on now almost a half century. Oh yes there is. It is in the old rock boathouse and it has an interesting history, he corrected me with a wide smile across his face. There would be no reason for this wise gentleman to make up such a tale. Still what he told me was enough to start a fact-finding journey to learn more.
Bob said to watch out for the water moccasins. That was an attention-getter also. First step was to see the structure for myself.
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