Anderson
County Poor Farm
| Marker
Number: |
8733 |
| Marker
Title: |
Anderson County Poor Farm |
| Index
Entry: |
Anderson County Poor Farm |
| Address: |
2.5 mi.S on S. Sycamore Rd. (FM 322) |
| City: |
Palestine |
| County: |
Anderson |
| UTM
Zone: |
15 |
| UTM
Easting: |
250871 |
| UTM
Northing: |
3510823 |
| Subject
Codes: |
FM; GY |
| Year
Marker Erected: |
1986 |
| Designations: |
na |
| Marker
Location: |
about 2.5 mi. south of Palestine on S.
Sycamore Rd. (FM 322) |
| Marker
Size: |
18" x 28" |
| Repairs
Completed: |
Good |
| Marker
Text: |
Although county records show some attempts
to care for the poor as early as the 1860s, property for a poor
farm was not purchased until 1884. Various buildings were
erected, including housing for residents and a caretaker,
storage barns, a cotton gin, and a canning operation. A jail
building was also in use for convict laborers who worked on the
farm and on county roads. The ruins of several wells can still
be seen throughout the property. A cemetery containing some
75-100 graves is located near the southern edge of the original
farm site. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986 |
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