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Madison County Poorhouse Farm Site and Cemetery
Madison County Poorhouse Farm Site & Cemetery Historical Marker
MADISON COUNTY POORHOUSE FARM SITE AND CEMETERY NEW MARKET, ALABAMA 1870-1923
For 53 years Madison county operated an estab lishment one-half mile to the south where the indigent, lame, and unfortunate were housed in a series of log buildings. Each year a superintendent and a physician were appointed to care for their needs. For many paupers this became their final resting place. Today, the only visible remains of the facility are the depressions which indicate hundreds of unmarked graves in the pasture and wooded areas.
The cemetery and 123 acres of the original
farm were added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on November 2, 1990.
ERECTED 1991 BY THE MADISON COUNTY COMMISSION
Sponsored by the Madison County Commission, this Alabama Historical Commission marker was erected in 1991 on the south side of Beth Road, 1.7 miles west of New Market, Alabama. Reference 38 reveals additional details relating to the Madison County Poorhouse Farm Site and Cemetery.
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