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Jail Preserves Home of Infamous Wilkesboro Murderer

The Tar Heel Traveler explores the story of Tom Dooley, who was held in the Old Wilkes Jail before hanging for killing a female friend in 1866.
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The Tar Heel Traveler explores the story of Tom Dooley, who was held in the Old Wilkes Jail before hanging for killing a female friend in 1866.

Reporter : Scott Mason
Photographer : Robert Meikle
Posted 2008-04-07T19:50:32-0400 - Updated 2016-03-09T15:12:18-0500