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   Dec 8, 2018 · Want to visit? Poor House Farm Park is located on Poor House Road in Martinsburg, WV 25403. It’s open daily from dawn to dusk. Learn more on the official website of the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks and Recreation Board. Do you remember hearing about the County Farms?

2. www.mbcparks-rec.org › poor-house-farm-parkPoor House Farm Park | Martinsburg-Berkeley Parks & Recreation

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   This park is also the site of our Poor House Farm Barn venue, which is perfect for weddings and special events, as well as, the Eastern Panhandle Youth Football League Complex and the Henry Equestrian Area. County Owned. 207 Acres. Open from dusk to dawn, year-round. View Map.

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   Where is Poor House Farm Park?

   • Poor House Farm Park is located on Poor House Road in Martinsburg, WV 25403. It’s open daily from dawn to dusk. Learn more on the official website of the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks and Recreation Board. Do you remember hearing about the County Farms?

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   What is a county farm in West Virginia?

   • Later, that term would be changed to one more politically correct: The County Farm. County farms were located all throughout West Virginia. They were often the only place for individuals (even entire families) to turn in times of hardship. This particular county farm has FOUR cemeteries.

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   Why is the Poor House Farm Park in Martinsburg so beautiful?

   • The gorgeous building that everyone covets (and rightfully so) at the Poor House Farm Park in Martinsburg is the very building that sheltered prior generations of our ancestors that were down on their luck, or quite often sick, with nowhere else to turn. It was a period before medicare, social security, and welfare were implemented.

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4. www.mbcparks-rec.org › poor-house-farm-barnPoor House Farm Barn | Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks ...

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   Use the button below to get all reservation, payment and amenities information about The Barn at Poor House Farm Park. Barn Rental Fee & Information. Poor House Farm Park is located just outside of Martinsburg, WV From Interstate 81, take Exit 13—King Street. Go West on Tuscarora Pike for 2.5 miles to Poor House Road.

5. www.wvencyclopedia.org › articles › 1649e-WV | County Poor Farms - wvencyclopedia.org

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   Nov 10, 2023 · e-WV | County Poor Farms. Share County Poor Farms. Before the welfare reforms of the New Deal, county farms, also known as county infirmaries or poor farms, played a major role in the care of people who because of poverty, infirmity, or old age were unable to care for themselves.

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   Poor House Farm Park, Martinsburg, West Virginia. 491 likes · 5 talking about this · 115 were here. This beautiful park has many amenities such as a barn for weddings and special occasions,...

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7. wvexplorer.com › gilmer-county-poor-farm-infirmaryGilmer County Poor Farm Infirmary - West Virginia Explorer

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   Architects Albert Newton West and William Dolivar Whiting designed the Gilmer County Poor Farm Infirmary, a n ational historic landmark in Glenville, West Virginia, in Gilmer County. Built in 1907 in the American Foursquare style, the infirmary was established by a "Poor Farm Levy" that raised $6,000 for the work.

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   Poor House Farm Park. Nestled between the mountains just outside of Martinsburg, West Virginia is the 137-acre Poor House Farm Park. Originally the Berkeley County Alms House and County Farm, the park is owned by Berkeley County and operated by Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks & Recreation. a r t i n s b u r g -.