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"A bit of poorhouse trivia---the Rockland Community College, Rockland County NY (about halfway between Spring Valley and Suffern NY) began its life around 1960 in the old Rockland County Almshouse. I imagine by now they have built a lot of new buildings, but originally classes were actually held in the almshouse. At the dedication someone in a speech played upon the famous line "we must beat our swords into plowshares" saying instead "we must beat our almshouses into colleges."
     Nora Tocus   ectocus@21stcentury.net