Schoharie County Poorhouse/Almshouse: History & Residents - The Good, the Bad & the Sloughters Human Sexuality (see also Social Science Published: 09/05/2000

Published: 09/05/2000

ISBN10: 1478714131

ISBN13: 9781501102677

ISBN13: 9781250031594

Schoharie County Poorhouse/Almshouse: History & Residents - The Good, the Bad & the Sloughters Human Sexuality (see also Social Science Published: 09/05/2000The Schoharie County Poorhouse had a few names but no matter what name you knew it by, if you fell on hard times and had no where else to go, you ended up in the Counties house. There were at least three poorhouse buildings located on what was referred to as the Loonenburg Turnpike or Middleburgh East Cobleskill Rd. and now 2781 State Rte 145. The County Supervisors purchased some land for a poorhouse in 1826 but it was not used until 1830 when the