“We do not have much information on the [Fergus County] poor house. It was called the County Poor Farm and was started in 1890 as a County rest home and Hospital. They cared for indigent patients. They raised all their own meat and produce. They closed July 1, 1965.It was located on Lower Spring Creek. In the photograph on the right, the Reed & Bowles Trading Post is on the left of center.”

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Since its closing in 1965, the farm had been leased to private individuals and left somewhat neglected. That is until like-minded community members joined forces and set their sights on this location to turn a once forgotten piece of land into a forever home for developmentally disabled individuals to live and work on.