The Lorain County Jail houses up to 422 male and female inmates. The Sheriff is also required to maintain a secure court system, transport prisoners to and from state institutions, holding facilities, court appearances and extraditions from other states.
Squanto and Samoset were two Algonquin men who communicated with the Pilgrims in Plymouth Colony. The British had been colonizing the New World for decades before the Pilgrims began their journey in 1620. In 1605, a British general captured Squanto and brought him to England to learn English.
The Wampanoag Indians lived in what is now known as Massachusetts and Rhode Island in the early part of the 17th century. The name means âeasternersâ and at one point, their population was 12,000. Among the more famous Wampanoag chiefs were Squanto, Samoset, Metacomet, and Massasoit.