Re: Hillside Home of Ansonia_more items
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In reply to:
Re: Wakelee Ave. Ansonia,Ct. Sanitarium/Prison/Hospital 1910/1920
Albert Simmel 6/08/10
February 11, 1907
ANSONIA - The Evening Sentinel reports that people in Ansonia want to rename the Town Farm, popularly called the Poor House, to make it easier for people to go there without the attached stigma. Among the suggestions are Riverview, Sunnyside, or Hillside farm.
October 25, 1907
ANSONIA - Annual Report of the Almshouse, also known as the Town Farm or Poorhouse, on the Seymour boarder: 18 live there now. In the past year, the residents raised 325 bushels of potatoes, 100 bushels of turnips, 20 bushels of parsnips, 20 bushels of onions, 15 bushels of carrots, 10 bushels of beets, 180 bushels of corn, and two fattened pigs.