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The farm cared for the county’s most destitute residents in a sprawling facility that occupied what is now Portland’s Washington Park. Multnomah County's Hillside Poor Farm operated for over ...
On Friday, Feb .14, leaders of Hanover County gathered at the youth football field in Poor Farm Park to introduce one of ten new automated external defibrillators (AEDs). The initiative was funded ...
(WJHL) — It was the last so-called county ‘poor farm’ to close in Tennessee ... on-site educational programs, a working farm and a park. “I go back to what it was founded for initially ...
They both plan to be at the event at the Poor Farm Park football field at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 14.
More: Pensacola finds 45 unmarked graves in Miraflores Park Suiter's interest in the poor farm, and the reason she's invested 20 years into researching it, is her dedication to discovering and ...
Join the fun on August 13th at Poor Farm Park from 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. Admission for the event is a donation of school supplies to be provided to those in need.
In 1868, Multnomah County opened the first county-owned and operated poor farm in what is now Southwest Portland’s Washington Park. Hillside Poor Farm had two dormitory buildings for men and ...
History Vault will explore the story behind the historic Knox County Poor Farm as its demolition is quickly approaching. Trails & Crossroads will take us to Indiana's first State Park. Then INvets ...
The OPB documentary, “Oregon’s County Poor Farms” is an enlightening piece of history that also feels disturbingly timely. The latest entry in the OPB “Oregon Experience” specials ...