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Postcard of Washington County Home, Washington, Pa.
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LOCAL
NOTES:
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"Enoch Wright was born March 10, 1776 ... served as
county commissioner, was director of the poor, and during his incumbency he
superintended the building of the first poor house in [Washington]
county."
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Text taken from page 942 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County,
Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).
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Transcribed January 1997 by Neil and Marilyn
Morton of Oswego, IL
as part of the Beers
Project.
Published January 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/. |
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PERSONAL
NOTES FROM READERS:
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| RECORDS:
The
PENNSYLVANIA STATE ARCHIVES List
of Poorhouse Records on Microfilm
(Alphabetical by County: BERKS, BUCKS, CHESTER, CUMBERLAND,
DAUPHIN, JUNIATA, LANCASTER, MIFFLIN, MONTGOMERY, WASHINGTON,
YORK)
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CEMETERIES:
Newspaper
Article regarding the history of the Potter's Field in
Arden 
with reference to the poorhouse history. From
the Observer Reporter which has an on-line
edition (but has not archived this article on the site.)
Submitted by: Loretta G. Killian [peachhead3@juno.com]
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| We are hoping to build this
base of information about the poorhouse in WASHINGTON county
through the helpful participation of readers. All are requested
to submit items of interest by sending e-mail
to The Poorhouse Lady. |
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