Decatur, TX, United States
Site of Wise County Poor Farm & Cemetery. Operated 1885-1962 to support and employ dependent or needy citizens and as place for county convicts to work out fines. First superintendent of the 320-acre farm, R. Suffert, managed all land and activities and his wife cooked, washed, and sewed for both in
mates and guards. Of inmates buried in the now-leveled cemetery at bend of Center Creek, only names known are Steve Abbey, Sarah McCain, Jim Wilson, Jim M. Goodner, Bill Hodge; Rankin, Owens (surnames
Listen to the audio guide for Black plaque № 17649 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off