The Old Kootenai County Jail in Rathdrum, circa 1892, also served as the county’s first sheriff’s office and, later, a library and city hall.
July 22, 2019
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Bookmarking History National Register's role in preserving Kootenai County's past
Back in the 1890s and through the turn of a new century, hooligans, the criminally insane, gunslinging outlaws and other menacing desperados in North Idaho faced tough consequences when they were captured and hauled off to the county lockup.