The Lincoln County Poor Farm 1874-1961

The Lincoln County Poor Farm 1874-1961 is a Tennessee historical marker in Lincoln County.

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The Lincoln County Poor Farm operated on 230 acres in these hills. Many lived and died here. Some 100 that died here are buried on the hillside 500 yards northwest of this location. No grave identifications remain. At minimal taxpayers' expense, this farm afforded meaningful, pleasant, and homelike existence to discarded and helpless people of all ages. Everyone had a job.

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Historical maps covering this location

1796 · Map of The Tennassee (sic) Government. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1856 · Alabama. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Middle Tennessee Campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1936 · Taft, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1949 · Taft, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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