Lower Lake Stone Jail now defunct, and has been designated California Historical Landmark #429. Lower Lake Stone Jail Lower Lake Stone Jail, in Lower Lake, California, is a one-room jail claimed to be the smallest jail in the United States, was erected in 1876 of stone locally quarried and reinforced with iron. During the days of the first quicksilver operations of the Sulphur Bank Mine, lasting from 1873 to 1883, rapid town growth and the urgent need for civil order necessitated the building of a jail. Stephen Nicolai, one of the first stonemasons in Lower Lake, built the jail from local materials with the
West Point Lake area hidden deep in the woods west of US 29. This park is named for the former unincorporated community which today consists only of intersections with US 29 at Gabbettville Road and Lower Glass Bridge Road, including a local gas station/bait and tackle shop. Parklands on the Lower Glass Bridge Road side of the lake include Maple Creek Park, Potts Road Park and the Earl Cook Access area. The north end of the lake along Georgia State Route 109 includes the proposed Wehalkee Service Area, the Whitetail Ridge Campground, Horace King Access area and Pyne Road Park. On the west