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Statue Of Liberty Inscription Inspires Franklin County Poor Farm Recall
The article recounts Franklin County’s 19th century poor farm, its early residents, and the aging infirmary later moved to Ottawa. It shares insights from Josephine Evans and local families about life on the farm, smallpox pest houses, and the shift to welfare as the nation’s economy worsened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Fifteenth Street
the Herald
Howard Johnson
Alice Maxwell
Wesley Adams
Helen Swank
Elizabeth Gravel
Rantoul
Ottawa
Johnsons
Johnson
Courts
County Humane Shelter
George Washburn
Josephine
Evans
Infir
Peinty Srelee