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Old Alexander County Jail
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- Format: Photograph
- Date created: November 10, 2007
- Location: Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina
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This is the old Alexander County Jail in Taylorsville, North Carolina. It was erected in 1913. Taylorsville is the county seat of Alexander, County. The town was formed in 1847 along with the rest of Alexander County.