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\"\"In 1874, the Smyth County Board of Supervisors purchased 274 acres from John M. Williams in the Rye Valley. This land was purchased to create an almshouse or poor farm in this part of the county. The Sheriff was ordered to collect 18 3\/4 cents from every taxable person for the support of the almshouse.<\/p>\n

The Smyth County Almshouse is established in 1874 near Teas, Virginia on present day Slabtown road. Mr. Will Keesling was listed as a superintendent of the poor house at one time\u00a0 and Mr. Samuel\u00a0 Wilkinson is listed as superintendent on the 1910 census and his wife, Jennie Wilkinson is listed as housekeeper.<\/p>\n

During the Civil War and following the war, most of the men had gone to serve and were either killed or returned home with injuries that left them unable to work. This was one basis of establishing these almshouses.\u00a0 The poorhouses population was more narrowly defined during the twentieth century when\u00a0 social welfare legislation such as workman’s compensation, unemployment, benefits and social security\u00a0 began to provide a rudimentary safety net for people who would previously have been pauperized by such circumstances.<\/p>\n

Eventually the poorhouses evolved\u00a0 almost exclusively into nursing homes for dependent elderly people . But poorhouses left orphanages, general hospitals and mental hospitals for which they had provided the prototype as their heritage system that such people in institutions\u00a0 would provide the opportunity to reform them and cure them of bad. habits and character defects that were assumed to be the cause of\u00a0 their poverty. This as they soon found out was not the case.<\/p>\n

Often the poorhouse was located on the grounds of a poor farm, on which able-bodied<\/p>\n

Residents were required to work, Such farms were common in the United States in the 19th<\/sup> and early 20th<\/sup> century. A poorhouse could even be part of the same economic complex as a prison farm. and other penal, or charitable public institutions. Poor farms were county or town run. Residences where paupers (mainly elderly and disabled people) who were supported at public expense. The farms declined in use after the Social Security Act took effect in 1935, with them disappearing completely by about 1950.<\/p>\n

Most were working farms that produced at least some of the produce, grain, and livestock they consumed. Residents were expected to provide labor to the extent their health would allow,\u00a0 both in the fields and in providing and housekeeping and care for other residents. Rules were strict and accommodations minimal. The photo at the top of this article was taken many years after the poorhouse closed. It met the basic needs of people who did not have anywhere else to turn. They were given a roof over their head , a bed for sleeping and three meals a day during the late 1800s and early 1900s.<\/p>\n

\"\"In 1910, a census document lists the following as Inmates at the poor farm at Teas:
\nRobert Harris, 35
\nBettie Harris, 30
\nGuess Colin, 89
\nLeander Walls, 83
\nMary Hogston, 67
\nDollie McGee, 46
\nIvans Willard, 6
\nNeoma Ranels, 80
\nMaud Marshall, 52
\nMary Losson, 41
\nMary Pickle<\/a>, 35
\nCorrill Crutchfield, 20<\/p>\n

The poor farm was sold in 1914. By 1927, Smyth County had joined others in the establishment of a district home in Pulaski.<\/p>\n

During the days of the almshouse in Smyth County, there were reportedly about 1200 people who were dependent on the county. There were multiple poor farms around the county during this time.<\/p>\n

Special thanks to the research of Donald Harrington for some of the details of this article. Without his work and his family’s contribution to this article, we would not have a photo of the Poor Farm house or much of the information that has been presented here.\u00a0<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n

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In 1874, the Smyth County Board of Supervisors purchased 274 acres from John M. Williams in the Rye Valley. This land was purchased to create an almshouse or poor farm in this part of the county. The Sheriff was ordered to collect 18 3\/4 cents from every taxable person for the support of the almshouse. The Smyth County Almshouse is established in 1874 near Teas, Virginia on present day Slabtown road. Mr. Will Keesling was listed as a superintendent of the poor house at one time\u00a0 and Mr. Samuel\u00a0 Wilkinson is listed as superintendent on the 1910 census and his wife, Jennie Wilkinson is listed as housekeeper. During the Civil War and following the war, most of the men had gone to serve and were either killed or returned home with injuries that left them unable to work. This was one basis of establishing these almshouses.\u00a0 The poorhouses population was more narrowly defined during the twentieth century when\u00a0 social welfare legislation such as workman’s compensation, unemployment, benefits and social security\u00a0 began to provide a rudimentary safety net for people who would previously have been pauperized by such circumstances. Eventually the poorhouses evolved\u00a0 almost exclusively into nursing homes for dependent elderly people . But poorhouses left orphanages, general hospitals and mental hospitals for which they had provided the prototype as their heritage system that such people in institutions\u00a0 would provide the opportunity to reform them and cure them of bad. habits and character defects that were assumed to be the cause of\u00a0 their poverty. This as they soon found out was not the case. Often the poorhouse was located on the grounds of a poor farm, on which able-bodied Residents were required to work, Such farms were common in the United States in the 19th and early 20th century. A poorhouse could even be part of the same economic complex as a prison farm. and other penal, or charitable public institutions. Poor farms were county or town run. Residences where paupers (mainly elderly and disabled people) who were supported at public expense. The farms declined in use after the Social Security Act took effect in 1935, with them disappearing completely by about 1950. Most were working farms that produced at least some of the produce, grain, and livestock they consumed. Residents were expected to provide labor to the extent their health would allow,\u00a0 both in the fields and in providing and housekeeping and care for other residents. Rules were strict and accommodations minimal. The photo at the top of this article was taken many years after the poorhouse closed. It met the basic needs of people who did not have anywhere else to turn. They were given a roof over their head , a bed for sleeping and three meals a day during the late 1800s and early 1900s. In 1910, a census document lists the following as Inmates at the poor farm at Teas: Robert Harris, 35 Bettie Harris, 30 Guess Colin, 89 Leander Walls, 83 Mary Hogston, 67 Dollie McGee, 46 Ivans Willard, 6 Neoma Ranels, 80 Maud Marshall, 52 Mary Losson, 41 Mary Pickle, 35 Corrill Crutchfield, 20 The poor farm was sold in 1914. By 1927, Smyth County had joined others in the establishment of a district home in Pulaski. During the days of the almshouse in Smyth County, there were reportedly about 1200 people who were dependent on the county. There were multiple poor farms around the county during this time. Special thanks to the research of Donald Harrington for some of the details of this article. 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