Costumed docent-led tours leave the museum at 7:30, 8:00, 8:30 with the scariest leaving at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person; $12 for members and students. Buy your ticket early, as space is limited.
8th Annual Nightmare on Jail Hill Begins October 14 & 15
WilCo Brown Santa organizers are gearing up for their traditional haunted jail tour held on Friday and Saturday, October 14 and October 15, and the following October 21 and 22, from 7 to 11 p.m. each night. This year’s tour covers three floors in the historic old jail, located at 4th and Main, in Georgetown. Nightly fees 
are $10/adults and $5/8-12 years, but you can skip the line with a $20 Fast Pass. All proceeds benefit the children of Williamson County through the Brown Santa program. Prepare to be scared at Williamson County Brown Santa’s Nightmare on Jail Hill, a haunted house held in the old jail. The event will be held two weekends on October 21 and 22 and October 28 and 29 from 7 to 11 p.m. The price is $10/adults and $5/9-12 years. Children 8 and under are not allowed. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. No refunds will be given.
The jail is located on the corner of 4th and Main Street in Georgetown. The haunted house is not handicapped accessible and will require climbing stairs and walking for approximately 20 minutes. Hamburgers, hot dogs, drinks and popcorn will be available for sale. T-shirts will be sold for $10.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the Williamson County Brown Santa program, which provides assistance to families in Williamson County living outside the geographical city limits of any town or city within Will
iamson County that does not provide a similar program. Brown Santa donations are utilized to purchase toys, books and other items needed to make the children’s Christmas brighter. It is a registered corporation in the State of Texas that is operated under the direction of the Brown Santa Board of Directors and was granted non-profit tax exemption under 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. More information is available on their web site at www.wilcobrownsanta.com.
The last man hanged in Williamson County was escorted out of the jail just before his appointment with the gallows in 1906. Tom Young, a dirt poor cotton chopper, had beaten his niece to death during the previous year. In March 1906, the scales of justice weighed in, and Young was escorted out of town and hung in front of a large crowd.
