Lincoln County Poor Farm

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Lincoln County Poor Farm Poor farms were the 19th and 20th century's version of welfare. They gave a meaningful family work life to all those who came to live and work there.

If you live in the Taft area check this out. Maybe I will see you there.
07/15/2026

If you live in the Taft area check this out. Maybe I will see you there.

This year the Lincoln county Poorhouse celebrates 200 years of existence. It was moved to it's currently location in 187...
03/04/2026

This year the Lincoln county Poorhouse celebrates 200 years of existence. It was moved to it's currently location in 1874. We will have a celebratory open house the first Saturday of December this year. Mark your calendar.

We continue to find cool things out here at the Poor Farm. It has a raised 45 or 49 on the bottom which means it is from...
02/27/2026

We continue to find cool things out here at the Poor Farm.
It has a raised 45 or 49 on the bottom which means it is from the 1940's most likely.
I put milk in it so you could see the writing on the bottle.

Leadership Lincoln's annual Poorfarm trip.Note in a couple of pictures that acting up gets the PoPo on you. Fun group to...
11/13/2025

Leadership Lincoln's annual Poorfarm trip.
Note in a couple of pictures that acting up gets the PoPo on you.
Fun group today.

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Taft, TN
38488

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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