poor farm
noun
: a farm maintained at public expense for the support and employment of needy persons
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The white-planked barn with high cathedral ceilings was built in 1911, replacing a former structure, and is the sole remnant of the county’s poor farm, where the area’s indigent and people in need lived and worked for decades.
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Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
According to a history of Oak Forest, a poor farm was established in 1910 on the land that was intended to relieve overcrowded conditions at the county’s existing poor farm on Chicago’s Northwest Side.
—Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2020
And, perhaps, more worthy of the respect for which a poor farm girl once longed.
—Sarah Smarsh, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
The forest preserve district’s plans for the Oak Forest Heritage Preserve, along with recreational trails, include a historical museum to educate the public about the poor farm’s history.
—Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2020
The poor farm stayed in that location until 1881, when an arsonist burned down the building.
—Jess Cohen, Post-Tribune, 18 May 2018
And one of the buildings featured on its Historic Preservation Month posters is Knox County's own poor farm.
—Jess Cohen, Post-Tribune, 18 May 2018
When Indiana became a state in 1816, the constitution contained a provision for counties to establish poor farms, but nothing was mandated.
—Jess Cohen, Post-Tribune, 18 May 2018
Both the Union and Evening Tribune report the death of the town dog, Bum, age 11 years, at the county poor farm.
—Merrie Monteagudo, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Apr. 2018
Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
According to a history of Oak Forest, a poor farm was established in 1910 on the land that was intended to relieve overcrowded conditions at the county’s existing poor farm on Chicago’s Northwest Side.
—Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2020
And, perhaps, more worthy of the respect for which a poor farm girl once longed.
—Sarah Smarsh, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
The forest preserve district’s plans for the Oak Forest Heritage Preserve, along with recreational trails, include a historical museum to educate the public about the poor farm’s history.
—Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2020
The poor farm stayed in that location until 1881, when an arsonist burned down the building.
—Jess Cohen, Post-Tribune, 18 May 2018
And one of the buildings featured on its Historic Preservation Month posters is Knox County's own poor farm.
—Jess Cohen, Post-Tribune, 18 May 2018
When Indiana became a state in 1816, the constitution contained a provision for counties to establish poor farms, but nothing was mandated.
—Jess Cohen, Post-Tribune, 18 May 2018
Both the Union and Evening Tribune report the death of the town dog, Bum, age 11 years, at the county poor farm.
—Merrie Monteagudo, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Apr. 2018
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“Poor farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poor%20farm. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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