Canton, TX, United States
Van Zandt County Poor Farm. In the early days of Van Zandt County, families, churches and charitable organizations took care of people in need. After the civil war, the high number of indigents forced an addendum to the state constitution making care for the poor the responsibility of each county. I
n 1877, the Van Zandt County commissioners court authorized a search for an appropriate site for a county poor farm. After seven years, in August 1884, County Judge John S. Spinks appointed several me
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