This old cobblestone house served as the poor farm in Hillsdale from 1853 to 1867. It housed people in the county who could not take care of themselves financially or mentally. The Poet Will Carleton who graduated from Hillsdale College was inspired by this house to write the poem. “Over the Hill to the Poor House” which captured the nation’s attention to the plight of the elderly in American society.
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