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Show - rOld [ Old County JailSold JailSold Jail JailSold Sold to Hunhngton Huntington HuntingtonThe Huntjn toi toiI I The two steel cellshlch cells \ which \\hlch hlch for formany formany fo ; many years \ were ere located in m the theold theold thiold old Grand county jail \ will m hereafte hereafter hereafterbe ; be u used u'ed ued < ' ed by the city of Huntington Huntlngtoi.ii Huntlngtoiii Huntingtoni . i i a ne nev v Jailhich jail \ which \\hich hich that communi community community community 111 | ty is now bUildmgI buildingi building bUildmg I i Recently the county commission commissionera commissioner commissionors er ors " closed a deal for the sale of the thecells thecells thicells cells to the Emery county community community communi ty and today they are being moved move < I movedI ] to Huntington Since the old Moal Moab Moabjail Moabjail jail \ was as razed two lears years ears ago thi the theI e I I cell cella celh have been stored in the coun coup county coupity county , ty road yard yardThe } ardThe ard I ardI ity I The cells were w \ ere purchased Iurchased ; urchased by byGrand byGrand bi ' Grand county about 50 years ears agoThey agoThey ago ' They \ were ere first used in the county countys coun ty tys s first jail building- building bUlldlng- bUlldlng buildingwhich bUlldlnghich - - - \ which hich is isstm isstill i ; still stm standing on the Dr J W WWIIl1ams WWilliams WWilliams WIIl1ams Williams lot When the second secondcounty secondcounty seconccounty county J'1.1a j-iil j iil J'1.1\ J1.1 J'1.1 J11 jail ' . - \ a stone structure was wasere \ wa as asere ; ere ted in 1n about the year 1900 the thecells thecells ' : cells cellsere \ were \\ere ere removed to that bUlldmg buitdmg buitdmgThey bundingThey I They Theyere \ were \\ere ere discarded b bv } the county countywhen countsnhen ' . when \ hen the ne nev v co nty my courthouse courthouseand courthouseand ' and Jail \ was as erected t to \o o co \ \ 0 yea years rs agoThe agoThe ago agoThe The cells are in as good gocd condition conditionas agoI ' I as they were 50 years ago and wl\ wl will wladequately willadequately willadequately ! \ adequately sel seivice service vice the needs of ofHuntmgton ofHuntington ofHunimgton ' Huntmgton Huntington for a city jail ofI I |