​Anderson County Poor Farm

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Marker No: 8733

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 31.705681,-95.628754

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. ​(1986) 

Location: about 2.5 mi. south of Palestine on South Sycamore Road. (FM 322)