Almshouse Farm at Machipongo
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almshouse-farm-at-machipongo-161-16419779
title:
Almshouse Farm at Machipongo
text:
Almshouse Farm at Machipongo, now known as the Barrier Islands Center, is a historic almshouse for Northampton County residents. Residents, also known as "inmates", included those sent for unpaid debts but also included homeless people, the mentally ill, orphans and those with diseases like tuberculosis and smallpox. "Inmates" were generally directed by the court to live at the almshouse. The Almshouse Farm served as the site for the Northampton County poorhouse for almost 150 years, from 1804 u
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almshouse_Farm_at_Machipongo
date created:
2013-08-22T22:23:52Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T16:58:24Z
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13
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