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RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — A group that oversees Wyoming's historic old prison in Rawlins has been awarded a $500,000 grant to help renovate a 1922 building where guards lived.
The Rawlins Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/2k4Ir10 ) the Wyoming Frontier Prison announced the grant Friday.
The group previously received a $500,000 federal grant for the project.
The renovated guards quarters will be the home of the Carbon County Visitors Council. It will also have a conference room and restrooms.
The prison gets an estimated 14,500 visitors annually. It was in use from 1901 until 1981, when it was replaced by a new prison in Rawlins.
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Information from: Rawlins (Wyo.) Daily Times, http://www.rawlinstimes.com
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