Editing Clay County Poor Farm
From Asylum Projects
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The first poor farm, located two and a half miles northwest of Bowling Green, was purchased from a Mr. Blunk, at the March term of the Commissioners' Court, 1856, for $2,100.25. The present poor farm, lying two miles southwest of Bowling Green, was purchased from James and Smith Campbell, in January, 1875, for $7,900. The contract for the present buildings was let to Slocum & Co., in December, 1875, for $10,857.96. These buildings were completed and occupied the following year. | The first poor farm, located two and a half miles northwest of Bowling Green, was purchased from a Mr. Blunk, at the March term of the Commissioners' Court, 1856, for $2,100.25. The present poor farm, lying two miles southwest of Bowling Green, was purchased from James and Smith Campbell, in January, 1875, for $7,900. The contract for the present buildings was let to Slocum & Co., in December, 1875, for $10,857.96. These buildings were completed and occupied the following year. | ||
| + | |||
The current building was constructed in 1911. It served as a county home until 1975. | The current building was constructed in 1911. It served as a county home until 1975. | ||
| β | The property is currently privately owned and used as a auction house & flea market, renamed the Poor Farm Markets.<ref> | + | The property is currently privately owned and used as a auction house & flea market, renamed the Poor Farm Markets.<ref>Hassett, Kayla. "The County Home in Indiana : A Forgotten Response to Poverty and Disability." Diss. Ed. Vera A. Adams. Ball State U, 2013. Cardinal Scholar, 05 Apr. 2013. Web. 12 Nov. 2014.</ref> |
| β | |||
| + | == Images of Clay County Poor Farm == | ||
| + | {{Image gallery|[[Clay County Poor Farm Image Gallery|Clay County Poor Farm]]}} | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:clay.jpg | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
