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Established on March 7, 1895, on a 390-acre farm purchased from Bradley Farm descendent Sallie Kincaid, the Anderson County Poor Farm provided housing, clothing, food, and healthcare to the county's poor for almost 7 decades. As a working farm, it generated revenue that helped cover the costs of aiding the poor. More than 100 people who were at the farm are buried in the Poor Farm Cemetery. The Poor Farm ceased operations on June 30, 1963.
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