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There is an old saying about the town of Marshall, North Carolina.

It's one mile long, one street wide, sky high, and hell deep.

It's nestled in the Black Mountains of Southern Appalachia.

It's got a couple of cafes, a flower shop, a courthouse, and an old jail.

In 2016, I, like, pushed all my chips in on Marshall.

This is artist and entrepreneur Josh Copus.

I bought a house out here, and I bought the old Madison County Jail at a property auction with three friends for under $100,000 bucks,

and it was the craziest thing that I've ever done.

The jail was exactly what you'd imagine.

Metal bars, peeling paint, and a whole lot of history.

There was even a local guy who escaped out of the roof in the 1990s.

Yeah, Omar Lee Smith went through the roof in this room that we're sitting in right now.

I actually found his hacksaw blades in the attic during the Renno and called him up and said,

hey, dude, come down here. I got something I think you want to see.

And he said, where'd you find them? And I said, they were in the attic. And he just said, that's right where I left

him. Josh and his friends spent five years refurbishing the place. Now, it's a boutique hotel and a

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