| Marker Number |
8733 |
| Atlas Number |
5001008733 |
| Marker Title |
Anderson County Poor Farm |
| Index Entry |
Anderson County Poor Farm |
| Address |
|
| City |
Palestine |
| County |
Anderson |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
250871 |
| UTM Northing |
3510823 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; farms; poor farms |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
about 2.5 mi. south of Palestine on S. Sycamore Rd. (FM 322) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| 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. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986 |
