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Gonzales County Jail Museum

Gonzales County Jail Museum

Gonzales County Jail Museum
Gonzales, Texas (Gonzales County)
Photo Credit: TEXScout / Texas Film Commission

Visit the Gonzales County Jail Museum and get a glimpse of what it was like working at the jail, living at the jail, and of course being a prisoner at the jail. Originally built in 1885, the jail closed in 1975 and has since been renovated. It features rebuilt gallows, original cells, and sheriff’s and jailer’s quarters. Be sure to take a free tour!

Gonzales County Jail Museum

Films Featured

  • The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982)
    • After 10 days on the run, Gregorio Cortez (Edward James Olmos) is captured when turned in by an acquaintance. The County Jail Museum in Gonzales was the perfect location to depict Cortez’s sentencing and false imprisonment because Cortez would have actually been locked up there over 100 years ago when the jail existed and after he stood trial in Gonzales.

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Gonzales County Jail Museum in THE BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982) / © American Playhouse
Gonzales County Jail Museum
Photo via TEXScout / Texas Film Commission
Gonzales County Jail Museum in THE BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982) / © American Playhouse
Gonzales County Jail Museum
Photo via TEXScout / Texas Film Commission
Gonzales County Jail Museum in THE BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982) / © American Playhouse

Gonzales County Jail Museum

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